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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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Peach wool jacket and skirt with matching scarf by Marc Bohan for Dior

Date
1975-1976
Designed by
Marc Bohan, French, born 1926
Created by
Dior, French, founded 1946
Used by
Ebony Fashion Fair, American, 1958 - 2009
Subject of
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Description
Peach wool jacket (.1) and skirt (.2) with matching scarf (.3) by Marc Bohan for Dior.
The jacket (.1) is made from pale peach wool with an all over printed design of darker peach speckles. It has a straight cut body with a wide notched collar and straight full-length sleeves. It closes at the center front with three (3) peach round plastic buttons. There are three (3) self-fabric patch pockets, one at the proper left breast and one at each front side waist. The sleeves have folded cuffs that are tacked in place. The jacket is fully lined in pale peach silk. A cream fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "MADE IN FRANCE / AUTOMNE-HIVER 1974 / Christian Dior / PARIS". There is an additional fabric label sewn below it with typed black text that is faded and illegible.
The skirt (.2) is made from the same fabric as the jacket and is an A-line cut with three (3) box pleats at the center front waist. It closes at the center back waist with a zipper and two (2) hook-and-eyes. Inset pockets with peach silk lining are sewn at each front side waist. The skirt is unlined except for a panel on the interior front covering the seams of the pleats. A label with black typed text is sewn at the interior center back that reads "JOHNSON. PUBLISHING.. / J.11.005053". Sewn to the bottom of it is a tag reading "MADE IN FRANCE" and a third tag sewn to the bottom of the middle tag also has typed text that includes "JOHNSON PUBLISHING" with a description of the skirt and the fiber content.
The scarf (.3) is rectangular and cut from a piece of fabric of the same speckled peach design but a lighter weight wool than the jacket and skirt. The edges are left raw all around. There are solid bands of the light peach at each long end, and the name "Christian Dior" is printed in dark peach on one side.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
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Collection title
Ebony Fashion Fair Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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
2015.141.12.1-.3
Type
scarves (costume accessories)
jackets
skirts
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
.1: wool and silk with plastic buttons;
.2: wool and silk with metal fasteners;
.3: wool
Dimensions
H x W (.1 flat): 28 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (71.8 × 51.4 cm)
H x W (.2 flat): 31 × 43 1/2 in. (78.7 × 110.5 cm)
H x W (.3 flat): 13 × 45 1/4 in. (33 × 114.9 cm)
Title
Object Name • Peach wool jacket and skirt with matching scarf by Marc Bohan for Dior
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.141.12.1-.3
Museum
NMAAHC
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PEACH WOOL JACKET AND SKIRT WITH MATCHING SCARF BY MARC BOHAN FOR DIOR
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Johnson Publishing Company • Bohan, Marc • Dior • Ebony Fashion Fair
Topic
Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Scarves (costume accessories) • Skirts (garments) • jackets
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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

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

The Greenwood District.