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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Program for a Booker T. Washington High School football game

Date
December 1, 1934
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913
Skelly Stadium, American, 1930 - 2007
Crispus Attucks High School, American, founded 1927
Sammye Hall, American, born 1916
Description
An official program for a football game between Attucks High School in Indianapolis, IN and Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, OK at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of orange paper, folded to make four pages. The front of the program reads [Official Program / Attucks High School / Indianapolis / versus / Booker T Washington / High School / Tulsa / Skelly Stadium / Saturday December 1st, 1934]. The back of the program has a black-and-white printed picture of Sammye Hall. Below the picture is two lines of text that reads “Sammye Hall a senior, who has inspired the all vic- / tortious Booker T. Eleven as “Hornets” Queen for 1934.” The inside of the program contains advertisements for businesses in Tulsa. Also included is an insert (2013.79.16b). The insert is made of white paper with text printed in black ink. It lists the senior class of 1934 at Booker T. Washington High School, class officers, class motto, class colors and the class flower. The number “34” is written in pencil at the bottom of the page.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
American West
Communities
Education
Football
Social life and customs
Sports
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Youth
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Collection title
W.D. Williams Family Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.79.16ab
Type
programs
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (2013.79.16a): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm)
H x W (2013.79.16b): 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Program for a Booker T. Washington High School football game
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.79.16ab
Museum
NMAAHC
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PROGRAM FOR A BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1930s
Name
Hall, Sammye • Crispus Attucks High School • Booker T. Washington High School • Skelly Stadium
Place
United States • Oklahoma • North and Central America • Tulsa County • Tulsa
Topic
American South • American West • Communities • Education • Youth • U.S. History, 1933-1945 • Society • Football • Sports
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Tulsa • County • Tulsa County • State • Oklahoma • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Programs (documents)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.