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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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BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

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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Brown fur felt hat with ribbon hat band

Date
1970s
Created by
Julius Garfinckel & Co, American, 1905 - 1990
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A brown fur felt hat with a hat band. The hat is composed of two pieces (one for the hat crown and one for the brim) of brown fur felt that have been blocked to shape and machine sewn together at the outer circumference of the crown. Around the outside of the crown is a brown .75" rayon petersham ribbon that has been hand sewn into place. The hat band ends at the proper right with two 5.25" ties that have been folded and sewn at the ends. At the center of the crown is a circular fur insert measuring about 3", that has been hand sewn in place and the center of the crown has been slightly gathered in order to accomodate for the insert. The inside of the hat is unlined but a brown .75" petersham ribbon is hand sewn along the interior crown. At the center back is a white brand label that reads [DEBUTANTE / JULIUS GARFINCKEL & CO / WSASHINGTON , D.C] in black text.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
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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
2007.3.835
Type
hats
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
fur felt and rayon petersham (ribbon)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 × 14 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (10.2 × 37.5 × 36.8 × 51.4 cm)
Title
Object Name • Brown fur felt hat with ribbon hat band
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.835
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BROWN FUR FELT HAT WITH RIBBON HAT BAND
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Julius Garfinckel & Co • Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Hats
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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.