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The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Iron cooking pot hook from the Brock Plantation

Date
19th century
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Description
A wrought iron cooking pot hook. The artifact has eight holes along its length and a large hook on one end. The other end is bent and flattened with a hole at the end. Another hooked piece of metal runs through this hole allowing the pot hook’s length to be adjusted using the eight holes in the larger piece of metal. The artifact has a pitted surface with spots of corrosion.
Place used
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Foodways
Labor
Slavery
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Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Tools and Equipment
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Brock Family
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.39.2
Type
pothooks
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
iron
Dimensions
H x W x D: 30 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (77.5 × 3.8 × 6.4 cm)
Title
Object Name • Iron cooking pot hook from the Brock Plantation
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.39.2
Museum
NMAAHC
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IRON COOKING POT HOOK FROM THE BROCK PLANTATION
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1800s • 1890s
Place
Virginia Beach • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Slavery • Cooking • Domestic life • Labor unions • Dinners and dining
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Virginia Beach • State • Virginia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
pothooks
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
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Drafting compass owned by Julian Abele Cook Sr.

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker