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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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NASA flight jacket owned by Charles Bolden

Date
after 1985
Manufactured by
Barrier-Wear, American
Issued by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
Owned by
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., American, born 1946
Caption
Charles F. Bolden graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968 and become a Marine Corps aviator, flying more than 100 combat missions over Southeast Asia. In 1980 he was selected a NASA astronaut and flew four space missions. This jacket bears his four mission patches. Bolden was eventually appointed the 12th Administrator of NASA. He retired in 2003 as a major general.
Description
Blue flight jacket featuring seven different patches. An American flag patch appears on the proper left shoulder of the flight jacket. A patch on the proper right shoulder depicts a space shuttle ascending vertically above stars set against a red, orange, and yellow background. A blue and white type on the patch reads: [19 / 80]. The proper left breast of the jacket features two patches. The top patch depicts a space shuttle with a satellite, set against a representation of the American flag and Russian flag. Gold type surrounding depiction in a circle reads, [BOLDEN / SEGA / REIGHTLER / CHANG-DIAZ / DAVIS / KRIKALEV]. The patch below depicts a gold set of wings with gold type reading: [CHARLIE BOLDEN]. The patch on the proper left lower torso depicts an ascending space shuttle above part of an American flag. Gold type on the patch reads: [GIBSON BOLDEN / NELSON HAWKLEY CHANG-DIAZ / CENKER NELSON]. The patch on the proper right breast depicts a Space shuttle flying away from Earth. Blue type borders the scene and reads: [LICHTENBERG FRIMOUT SULLIVAN FOALE / BOLDEN DUFFY LEESTMA / ATLAS]. The patch on the proper right lower torso depicts a space shuttle, in space, flying by a satellite. White type bordering scene reads: [SHRIVER + BOLDEN / HAWLEY + McCANDLESS + SULLIVAN]. A white tag with black type appears on inside of flight jacket. The tag reads: [ITEM: FLIGHT JACKET LINER / CONTACT NO. NAS-9-17415 / PART NO. SED 33102968-301 / SIZE M / S / BARRIER-WEAR, INC. MANCOS, CO].
Place made
Barrier-Wear Inc., Colorado, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Aeronautics
Clothing and dress
Military
Science
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Classification
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., USMC (Ret)
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.243.6
Type
bomber jackets
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cloth with metal
Dimensions
On form: 30 × 20 × 8 in. (76.2 × 50.8 × 20.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • NASA flight jacket owned by Charles Bolden
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.243.6
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
NASA FLIGHT JACKET OWNED BY CHARLES BOLDEN
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Bolden, Charles F. • Barrier-Wear
Place
United States • Colorado • North and Central America • Barrier-Wear Inc.
Topic
Aeronautics • Clothing and dress • Science • Military
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Locale • Barrier-Wear Inc. • State • Colorado • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
bomber jackets
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Blue t-shirt for Andrew Gillum gubernatorial campaign

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Saint John Globe Vol. XXIII No. 47

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NASA flight jacket owned by Charles Bolden

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.