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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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Negro Ensemble Company program for "Boogie Woogie and Booker T"

Date
1987
Published by
Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
Subject of
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, American, born 1949
Charles Dumas, American
John McCallum, Australian, 1918 - 2010
Ruben S. Hudson, American, born 1956
Cortez Nance Jr., American
Marie Thomas
Directed by
Dean Irby, American
Produced by
Woodie King Jr., American, born 1937
Description
An off-white paper program for “Boogie Woogie and Booker T”.
The four-sided program features large and small black type, and discusses the cast, staff, and other production details of the play by Wesley Brown. On the front of the program, from top to bottom, is: [HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT’S / NEW FEDERAL THEATRE / WOODIE KING, JR., PRODUCER / Presents / BOOGIE WOOGIE / AND BOOKER T / BY / WESLEY BROWN / Set Design / CHARLES H. McCLENNAHAN / Costumes / JUDY DEARING / Lighting Design / VICTOR EN YU TAN / Sound Design / JACQUI CASTO / Musical Director / JOHN McCALLUM / Production Stage Manager / JESSE WOODEN JR. / DIRECTED BY / A. DEAN IRBY / Premiere Thursday, February 12, 1987 / FOR HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT / Executive Director / Daniel Kronenfeld / Director, Arts for Living Center / Barbara Tate / This production is made possible with public funds from New York State Council on the / Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the / Shubert Foundation and private donations. / Louis Abrons Arts for Living Center / 466 Grand Street, New York, New York 10002 / (212) 598-0400.].
On the inside halves of the program, the cast and play acts are listed alongside a typical program inclusion of small cast biographies [WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST].
On the back of the program are continued biographies; a list of staff and New Federal Theatre Board of Directors; credits and acknowledgements; a warning about photography, and a fire notice.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Drama (Theatre)
Entertainers
Theatre
Theatre companies
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Sandra Austin
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.196.21
Type
programs
Restrictions & Rights
© Negro Ensemble Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 × 6 1/16 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.4 × 0.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Negro Ensemble Company program for "Boogie Woogie and Booker T"
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.196.21
Museum
NMAAHC
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NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY PROGRAM FOR "BOOGIE WOOGIE AND BOOKER T"
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Richardson Jackson, LaTanya • Dumas, Charles • Negro Ensemble Company • King, Woodie • McCallum, John • Thomas, Marie • Hudson, Ruben S. • Irby, Dean • Nance, Cortez
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Theatre companies • Actors and actresses • Entertainers • Drama (Theatre)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Programs (documents)
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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Negro Ensemble Company program for "Boogie Woogie and Booker T"

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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 Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.