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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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NMAAHC

Meerschaum pipe inspired by Richard Ansdell's Hunted Slaves with original case

Date
1869-1889
Created by
F. J. Kaldenberg, American, 1869 - 1889
Subject of
Richard Ansdell, English, 1815 - 1885
Description
A carved sepiolite meerschaum pipe (.1a) and stem (.1b) with original case (.2) made by F. J. Kaldenberg. The carved design of the pipe features the same scene and was inspired by Richard Ansdell's painting Hunted Slaves (1861), though the faces of the figures on the pipe are ape-like caricatures. The scene depicts a woman near a tree stump at the end of the pipe who is fleeing dogs. The top of the stump is hollow for packing tobacco. The woman turns her face backward to look at a man who has an axe raised above his head in an attempt to fight off the three (3) dogs. The dogs are positioned at the end of the pipe nearest the stem. A metal cap is placed on this end of the pipe with a black rod protruding from it. The stem (.1b) fits over this rod to attach to the pipe. There is a black cap at this end of the stem with the rest of it being a dark brown stiff material. The stem is turned upward and flattened at the mouth end.
The case (.2) is made from wood painted black and is shaped to fit the outline of the pipe and stem, being bulbous on one side and thin on the other. It has a hinged opening and a metal pressure clasp. One side of the interior is lined in red velvet while the other is lined in red satin. A black stamp reading "F. J. KALDENBERG / MANUFACTURER / NO. 6 ASTOR HOUSE / NEW YORK CITY" inside an oval border is placed at the middle of the bulbous end of the satin-lined interior.
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Art
Design
Resistance
Slavery
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Violence
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Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.166.37.1ab-.2
Type
pipes (smoking equipment)
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
.1ab: sepiolite and plastic;
.2: paint on wood, metal, velvet, and satin
Dimensions
H x W x D (.1ab): 2 5/8 × 7 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 19.2 × 3.8 cm)
H x W x D (.1a): 2 5/8 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm)
H x W x D (.1b): 9/16 × 9/16 × 3 1/4 in. (1.4 × 1.4 × 8.3 cm)
H x W x D (.2 closed): 2 × 8 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 22.2 × 8.9 cm)
H x W x D (.2 open): 1 × 8 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (2.5 × 22.2 × 17.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Meerschaum pipe inspired by Richard Ansdell's Hunted Slaves with original case
Record ID
nmaahc_2016.166.37.1ab-.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
MEERSCHAUM PIPE INSPIRED BY RICHARD ANSDELL'S HUNTED SLAVES WITH ORIGINAL CASE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1880s • 1860s
Name
F. J. Kaldenberg • Ansdell, Richard
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Design • Resistance • Slavery • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Art • Violence
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Online Media Type
Images
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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Meerschaum pipe inspired by Richard Ansdell's Hunted Slaves with original case

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

The Greenwood District.