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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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Black tuxedo shirt by FUBU

Date
1992-2007
Created by
FUBU, founded 1992
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A white tuxedo shirt by FUBU. The shirt is made from a polyester and cotton blended woven fabric and has a standing collar stiffened with interfacing. The collar opens at the center front and has black synthetic piping at the seams with a plastic black shank button at the center. Four black plastic stud buttons and two clear plastic buttons are stitched along the center front opening. Four spare clear plastic buttons are hidden under the stud buttons. The clear buttons are sewn onto the shirt, while the black stud buttons are unstitched and are secured with their double sided wider edges. The front bib ends underneath the last black plastic stud button. The shirt has set in long sleeves with cuffs. The sleeve plackets close with one clear plastic button and one plastic stud button. [Fubu] is embroidered with black thread on the proper left sleeve at the cuff. The edges of the shirt are slightly shorter at the side seams and longer at the center front and back. There is a yoke on the back of the shirt that is double lined. A woven label including material information is sewn to the inside of the collar at the center back. A size label is sewn at the interior center back neck. Another woven fabric label is stitched underneath the collar the at yoke that reads [Fubu / THE COLLECTION] above three embroidered stripes.
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.
Place made
Korea, Asia
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Fashion design
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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
2007.3.50.4
Type
shirts
dress shirts
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
polyester cotton blended fabric with plastic buttons
Dimensions
H x W: 19 1/2 x 35 in. (49.5 x 88.9 cm)
Title
Object Name • Black tuxedo shirt by FUBU
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.50.4
Museum
NMAAHC
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BLACK TUXEDO SHIRT BY FUBU
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s • 1990s
Name
FUBU • Black Fashion Museum
Place
Asia • Korea
Topic
Design • Black Enterprise • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Country • Korea • Continent • Asia
Type
Shirts
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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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.

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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.