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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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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree

Date
1948
Manufactured by
Philco, American, founded 1892
Owned by
Herman L. Roundtree, American, 1892 - 1964
Minnie Roundtree, American, 1896 - 1953
Caption
This radio belonged to Herman and Minnie Roundtree. Minnie Jones Roundtree loved to play baseball with the boys when she was growing up. Herman bought her the radio so she could keep up with her favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
Description
A Philco model 48-482 tabletop radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree. The radio is made of stained wood with a white with red dashed grille cloth. Below the grille cloth is the radio tuning dial with short wave, FM and AM frequencies. Two plastic knobs are on either side of the dial. Ten plastic pushbuttons are below the dial. The back of the radio is open. Inside the radio are vacuum tubes, fuses, wire, an electrical cord and other radio components.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Baseball
Communication
Communities
Domestic life
Families
Radio
Rural life
Sports
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Classification
Tools and Equipment
Exhibition
Power of Place
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.155.9
Type
radio
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
wood, metal, glass, cloth, wire, plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12 × 20 × 12 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 31.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Radio owned by Herman and Minnie Roundtree
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.155.9
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
RADIO OWNED BY HERMAN AND MINNIE ROUNDTREE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s
Name
Philco • Roundtree, Herman L. • Roundtree, Minnie
Place
Gibson County • Indiana • United States • North and Central America • Lyles Station
Topic
Rural life • Baseball • Communities • Domestic life • Family • Radio • Sports • Communication
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Power of Place
Geo Location
Locale • Lyles Station • County • Gibson County • State • Indiana • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Radio receivers
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
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

Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.