q2K BHP
Black History Portal
THE BHP WIRE —
HIDDEN TRUTHS
GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS
What's New!
THE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
BHP HOME BEFORE AMERICA 1800–1936 1937–1957 1958–1980 1981–2000 2001–PRESENT

Explore Black History

Explore the people, places, events, achievements, struggles and stories that shaped our journey.

✊🏾

Civil Rights

Movements, leaders, victories and the continuing fight for equality.

⚙️

Black Inventors

Innovation, patents, science, technology and world-changing contributions.

🏆

Sports

Pioneers, champions, Negro Leagues, records, activism and excellence.

♟️

People

Meet the people whose lives, choices and achievements shaped the journey.

📍

Places

Black towns, communities, institutions and places where history happened.

📜

Events

Moments that changed communities, movements, institutions and the nation.

Enter a person, place, event, or topic.
MY'STORY

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.

MORE →
BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

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.

MORE →
BHP gathered finds from its connected research sources. Showing the 4 strongest Black History matches.
← BACK TO RESULTS
NMAAHC

Light green button up shirt by Everett Hall

Date
1980s - 2000s
Designed by
Everett Hall, American
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A light green cotton button up shirt by Everett Hall. The shirt features a collar made from one front panel piece and one back panel piece with a layer of stiffener in between. The front of the shirt consists of two panel pieces. The proper right panel has a concealed button placket that covers seven round plastic pearlized button closures with two additional buttons on the bottom of the shirt. The proper left panel has the corresponding seven buttonholes. Each sleeve is made from one piece, seamed at the inside and features folded over cuffs with slot for cufflinks. There is a placket that runs up the sleeve and closes with one button. The back yoke of the shirt has two pleats: on the right and one on the left. The interior of the shirt is unlined. There is a black fabric label machine stitched to the center back interior collar that reads [EI / EVERETT HALL] in white block text
Cataloging Notes
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2007.3.610.3
Type
dress shirts
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton with plastic
Dimensions
L x W: 34 x 21 in. (86.4 x 53.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Light green button up shirt by Everett Hall
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.610.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
LIGHT GREEN BUTTON UP SHIRT BY EVERETT HALL
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s • 1980s
Name
Black Fashion Museum • Hall, Everett
Topic
Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Shirts
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

Media

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

NMAAHC

Black hanger for Everett Hall suit

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Blue silk tie with square pattern by Everett Hall

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Light green suit pants by Everett Hall

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Light green button up shirt by Everett Hall

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
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.

MORE →
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

The Greenwood District.