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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Colonoware pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC

Date
18th century
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
Description
A Colonoware ceramic pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC (c. 1700-1800). The unglazed vessel has a rounded body with a rounded base. The vessel has a lip that is smaller than the diameter of the vessel’s shoulder and a narrowed neck. The vessel is reddish brown with areas of dark discoloration. The vessel is fragmented and has been heavily cross mended. There is a large area of loss on one side of the body that extends from the just below the shoulder to the rim. The central design element are incised curvilinear lines bordered by two (2) lines at the vessel’s neck and shoulder. The exterior body and the interior lip and body of the vessel are lightly decorated with dark, irregular circular marks of varying sizes. Most of the circular marks are dark, but a few are outlined in white, textured paint near the large area of loss. On the bottom of the vessel are two (2) green pieces of museum putty matted with fibrous material.
Place made
Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
Cooking and dining
Craftsmanship
Design
Domestic life
Folklife
Foodways
Skilled labor
Slavery
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Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.108.1.3
Type
pottery
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
clay and glue
Dimensions
H x W: 6 15/16 × 8 1/2 in. (17.7 × 21.5 cm)
Diameter: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Colonoware pot from Cooper River, Charleston County, SC
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.108.1.3
Museum
NMAAHC
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COLONOWARE POT FROM COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1800s • 1700s
Name
Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc.
Place
Charleston County • United States • North and Central America • South Carolina
Topic
Design • Slavery • American South • Cooking • Folklife • Skilled labor • Domestic life • Dinners and dining • Craftsmanship
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
County • Charleston County • State • South Carolina • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Pottery (object genre)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

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Photograph of Ralph Cooper

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

Madam C.J. Walker