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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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The Sub-Committee of Management and Counsel of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (1907-1908)

Date
January 16, 1908
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843
William Lepre Houston, American, 1870 - 1953
Edward H. Morris, American, 1858 - 1943
Louis N. Parker, American
James Fields Needham, American, 1848 - 1936
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Sr., American
W. W. Lawrence, American
Julius C. Johnson, American
A. T. Shirley, American
Created by
Thomas P. Woodland, American
Description
Photograph in mat and frame of [The Sub-Committee of Management and Counsel of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (1907-1908)]. The photograph features five man standing in back and five men seated in front with their hands in their laps. From the label on the back of the photograph in printed text, the men are identified as [Seated from left to right: / Edward H. Morris, Counsel, Chicago, Illinois / Louis N. Parker, Deputy Grand Master, Little Rock, Arkansas / William L. Houston, Grand Master, Washington, D.C. / James F. Needham , Grand Secretary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Benjamin J. Davis, Grand Treasurer, Atlanta, Georgia / Standing left to right: / W.W. Lawrence, Grand Director, New Bern, North Carolina / Julius C. Johnson, Grand Director, Jacksonville, Florida / A. T. Shirley, Grand Director, Herndon, Virginia / Thomas P. Woodland, Grand Director, New Orleans, Louisiana]. Houston is seated in the center in a more elaborate chair with scroll work decoration on the chair back and feet. All the men are wearing suit and ties except for the man seated on the left who is wearing a bow tie. The mat is white paper and has an inner border of ivory, brown, ivory, and white closest to the photograph.
Place made
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Associations and institutions
Communities
Fraternal organizations
Men
Photography
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr. and Dr. Rosemary Jagus
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.59.1
Type
gelatin silver prints
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood, glass and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (in frame): 18 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 15/16 in. (47.6 × 59.7 × 2.4 cm)
H x W (photograph): 11 × 15 3/4 in. (27.9 × 40 cm)
Title
Title • The Sub-Committee of Management and Counsel of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows (1907-1908)
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.59.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT AND COUNSEL OF THE GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (1907-1908)
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1900s
Name
Shirley, A. T. • Grand United Order of Odd Fellows • Morris, Edward H. • Parker, Louis N. • Lawrence, W. W. • Houston, William Lepre • Needham, James Fields • Davis, Benjamin Jefferson • Johnson, Julius C. • Woodland, Thomas P.
Place
United States • North and Central America • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Topic
Photography • Communities • Fraternal organizations • Men • Associations and institutions
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Philadelphia • State • Pennsylvania • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Photographs
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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.