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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Distinguished Service Cross presentation case issued to Lewis Broadus

Date
Awarded 1906; issued 2006
Manufactured by
Arrow Manufacturing, American
Issued by
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Received by
Lewis Cunningham Broadus, American, 1875 - 1960
Description
Distinguished Service Cross presentation case issued to Lewis Broadus. The case is rectangular in shape and opens on door metal hinges. The top of the case is designed in gold lettering that reads, [DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS/ [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]. On the left there is a vertical border of leaves and arrows encased in double lines. The case opens on the shorter end. The top of the case is lined with white paper. The bottom insert is made from a soft grey fabric that has holes where the medal, ribbon bar, and pin can be attached. The insert can be completely removed from the case and hung on a wall. The inside is lined with white plastic and has a rectangular shape coming out of the bottom. Below the rectangle is the manufacture’s mark, [ARROW]. The back is blank.
Place made
Tomball, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Spanish-American War, 1898
World War I
World War II
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Classification
Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lewis Broadus Family
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2007.4.4ab
Type
cases (containers)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
leather with metal, plastic, cloth and paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (closed): 7 × 4 1/4 × 1 in. (17.8 × 10.8 × 2.5 cm)
H x W x D (open): 7 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 10.8 × 19.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Distinguished Service Cross presentation case issued to Lewis Broadus
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.4.4ab
Museum
NMAAHC
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS PRESENTATION CASE ISSUED TO LEWIS BROADUS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s • 1900s • 1939-1945 • 1914-1918
Name
Broadus, Lewis Cunningham • United States Army • Arrow Manufacturing
Place
Tomball • United States • Texas • North and Central America • Harris County
Topic
WW I • WW II • World War, 1914-1918 • Buffalo Soldiers • Spanish-American War (1898) • Military • World War, 1939-1945
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Tomball • County • Harris County • State • Texas • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Cases (containers)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Wayne Shorter, 1976

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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.