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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep

Date
1969
Written by
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
Senator Edward Kennedy, American, 1932 - 2009
Published by
Hallmark Editions, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Description
A first edition, hardcover edition of Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep written by Robert F. Kennedy, with an introductory note by Ted Kennedy. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and adhesive binding. The book’s paper dust jacket features a color photograph of Kennedy is standing in front of a building with large glass windows. Kennedy is depicted from the thighs up, standing in profile, with his body turned towards the spine edge of the book. His hands are in his suit pants pockets and he is looking downwards. Kennedy wears a gray suit, gray tie, and a white dress shirt. Between Kennedy and the building is a white panel with long black diagonal lines. White text printed at the top reads [Robert F. Kennedy: / Promises To Keep / With an Introductory Note by Edward M. Kennedy]. Printed on the jacket spine is the full title of the book at the top, and the name of the publisher, [Hallmark], printed at the bottom. The back of the dust jacket is white. Printed at the top is the text [From Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep] followed by a three paragraph quote from that book printed in black text divided by a thin blue line. The front and back covers are covered in variegated blue cloth. Embossed in silver on the front cover, at the top center, is the title of the book [Robert F. Kennedy: / Promises To Keep], above small text that reads [HALLMARK EDITIONS]. The text is framed above and below with two bands of fourteen five-pointed stars. The back cover is plain. The book title, [Robert F. Kennedy: Promises To Keep], is printed in silver text at the center of the spine, and framed on either side with a single five-pointed star. The interior pages are white with black text, color photographs of Kennedy, and a timeline of Kennedy’s speaking engagements. The book has 61 pages.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Civil Rights
Government
Politics
Race relations
Segregation
Travel
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.12.52.22
Type
hardcover books
Restrictions & Rights
© Hallmark Editions
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with cardboard , adhesive and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 12.1 × 1.2 cm)
Title
Title • Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.52.22
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
ROBERT F. KENNEDY: PROMISES TO KEEP
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Kennedy, Edward • Hallmark Editions • Sinclair, Clayton • Sinclair, Hazel • Rock Rest Tourist Home • Kennedy, Robert F.
Place
United States • Maine • North and Central America • Kittery • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Black Enterprise • Black interiors • Government • Segregation • U.S. History, 1961-1969 • Civil rights • Politics • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Hardcover books
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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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.