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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Funeral program of Fannie Ezelle Hill with eulogy notes by Eddie Faye Gates

Date
February 13, 2006
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
Fannie Ezelle Hill, American, 1904 - 2006
Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
Written by
Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
Owned by
Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
Description
Digital copy of a funeral program for Fannie Ezelle Hill. The funeral program consists of color ink printed text and images on the front and back cover and black ink printed on the interior of a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has a full-page, watermarked image of Hill with text along the right side of the page titled "HOMEGOING CELEBRATION" with Hill's life dates, a Bible verse from Proverbs 30:10;31, and information about the service. The service took place at Vernon A.M.E. Church and was officiated the Reverend Michelle K.T. Moulden.
The left-side interior page has an obituary in three columns of text. Below the obituary are six black and white photos that depict Hill at various times in her life, including a photo with Zeta Phi Beta and a photo with Jimmy Carter. The right-side interior page lists the "Order of Service."
The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers, an "Acknowledgements & Words of Appreciation with Thanks" from the family, information about the internment and arrangements, and four color photos.
A second, black and white copy of the funeral program is also included.
There are also two pages of handwritten notes, front and back, for the "Words of Tribute" that Eddie Faye Gates gave during the ceremony. These notes detail Hill's activism and involvement in the Tulsa community.
Place collected
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
African Methodist Episcopal
American South
American West
Communities
Families
Funeral customs and rites
Methodist
Religion
The Black Church
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Collection title
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.117.72
Type
digital images
programs
digital media - born analog
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
digital
Dimensions
File size (overall): 1052.79 MB
Title
Object Name • Funeral program of Fannie Ezelle Hill with eulogy notes by Eddie Faye Gates
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.117.72
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FUNERAL PROGRAM OF FANNIE EZELLE HILL WITH EULOGY NOTES BY EDDIE FAYE GATES
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
Name
Gates, Eddie Faye • Hill, Fannie Ezelle • Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church
Place
United States • Oklahoma • North and Central America • Tulsa County • Tulsa
Topic
Activism • American South • Funeral rites and ceremonies • American West • Communities • African Methodist Episcopal • Religion • Family • The Black Church
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Tulsa • County • Tulsa County • State • Oklahoma • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
digital media - born analog • Programs (documents) • Photographs
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
Restrictions Likely

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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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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Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

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