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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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Apron with fruit bowl appliqué

Date
1965-1980
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
An apron with fruit bowl appliqué made of printed cotton and cotton muslin, it is likely handmade. The apron fastens at the top of the shoulders with a black plastic four leaf clover button on each side. These buttons align with buttonholes on the back straps of the apron. Printed cotton with a striped watercolor effect in muted pink, blue, brown and purple is sewn to the top, ending at chest level. The bottom portion of the apron is made of unbleached cotton muslin. A patchwork appliqué depicting a fruit bowl is machine zig zag sewn to the center front. The appliqued fruit is made of cotton except for the pineapple stem which is made of cotton corduroy. The fruit bowl is made of the same printed cotton used at the top of the apron. The top of the back is made of unbleached cotton muslin which continues from the top seam at the center front. Below the cotton muslin, printed striped cotton in a watercolor effect is sewn on each side back seam. Brown bias tape is machine sewn to all the exterior edges except for the center front hem, which uses muslin bias tape. The bias tape is secured with a row of machine zig zag stitching and a row of machine running stitches. The apron is self-lined and matches the construction on the front. Applique stitching for the bowl and pear is seen at the interior. A curved line created with graphite is marked at the center interior below the fruit bowl.
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
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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
2007.3.710
Type
aprons (main garments)
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton muslin, printed cotton, cotton corduroy, cotton thread, and plastic
Dimensions
Length (shoulder to hem): 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm)
Width (shoulder to shoulder): 12 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)
Title
Object Name • Apron with fruit bowl appliqué
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.710
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
APRON WITH FRUIT BOWL APPLIQUÉ
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s • 1980s
Name
Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
aprons (main garments)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.