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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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Cellphone video of Brandon Scott & Munir Bahar speaking at 300 Men March rally

Date
May 1, 2015
Recorded by
Aaron Bryant, American
Subject of
300 Men March, American, founded 2013
Brandon Scott, American, born 1984
Munir Bahar, American
Sharon Green Middleton, American, born 1954
Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A digital video of speeches at a 300 Men March rally in Baltimore, Maryland. The video was captured with a cellphone and has color and sound. The footage opens with Brandon Scott giving a speech about violence in Baltimore, stating that "We have to stop killing each other." Scott wears a black t-shirt with [300 / MEN MARCH] printed on it in large, white uppercase letters and holds a megaphone in his hands. Councilwoman Sharon Middleton and 300 Men March leader Munir Bahar, both of whom can also be seen wearing 300 Men March t-shirts, stand adjacent to him. He goes on to say that "The reason I don't drink alcohol is because of all the liquor [?] right here across the street. Because my dad made me clean up that mess every day." At the end of his speech, he thanks the crowd and invites them into call and response, chanting "One, two" with the crowd responding, "Three hundred."
Scott exits and at 00:01:58 300 Men March leader Munir Bahar takes the platform. After greeting the crowd, he states that "We have the National Guard on our streets, right? Do you know why? Because we don't have enough men in this community to stand up and protect it. That's why." Sirens can be heard in the background as he speaks. He goes on to state that “We started this movement in 2013. We said brothers, we gotta get engaged, we gotta do more…” Much of the rest of the speech focuses on Baltimore's increased homicide rate and the community's obligation to mentor and protect Baltimore's youth. Toward the end of the video, Bahar states that "We don't walk around telling brothers 'pull your pants up, or don't sell drugs.' We don't speak to those other issues. There are the people who do that. That's not our lane. Our message: put the guns down. If you gotta fight it out, fight it out. I'd rather a brother come home with a black eye than not come home at all."
Place filmed
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Associations and institutions
Justice
Men
Politics
Resistance
Social reform
U.S. History, 2001-
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Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.76.2
Type
digital media - born digital
sound films
color films (visual works)
Restrictions & Rights
© Aaron Bryant
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 00:08:30
Total: 1019 MB
Title
Object Name • Cellphone video of Brandon Scott & Munir Bahar speaking at 300 Men March rally
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.76.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
CELLPHONE VIDEO OF BRANDON SCOTT & MUNIR BAHAR SPEAKING AT 300 MEN MARCH RALLY
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s
Name
Bryant, Aaron • 300 Men March • Middleton, Sharon Green • Scott, Brandon • Gray, Freddie • Bahar, Munir
Place
Baltimore • United States • North and Central America • Maryland
Topic
Justice • Resistance • Activism • Social reform • Black Lives Matter • Men • Associations and institutions • Politics • U.S. History, 2001-
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Baltimore • State • Maryland • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
color films (visual works) • digital media - born digital • sound films
Online Media Rights
Limited Use

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.