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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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Racing crew jacket worn by Ron Hines

Date
1974-1975
Manufactured by
Champion, American, founded 1919
Worn by
Ron Hines, born 1940
Owned by
Leonard Miller, American, born 1934
Subject of
Black American Racers, Inc., founded 1969
Description
A Ron Hines Viceroy/Black American Racers yellow crew jacket. Buttoned collar, long-sleeve jacket with adjustable buttoned cuffs. Blue zipper down front with large zipper tab. Three pockets on front: one with horizontal zipper top, and two side pockets with slit openings on PL and PR hip areas. Four patches on front of jacket: (top PL) Champion Co. patch (rectangle with red and white background with [CHAMPION] in black type on white bow-tie shape); (bottom PL, above pocket) Goodyear patch (yellow rounded edge rectangle, yellow with blue Goodyearh logo); (top PR) Black American Races patch (black circular patch with [BLACK AMERICAN RACERS] in white type, a helmet in gray in center, with red and green triangles at bottom); and (bottom PR) Viceroy patch (red rectangular patch with white border and [VICEROY] in white thread. Another patch on PL upper sleeve (white circular patch with [BLACK AMERICAN RACERS ASSOCIATION] in black type at the top, with a red #12 race car depiction in the center, and three letters in green thread underneath (illegible). On reverse, two loarge patches sewn onto center. Top patch, elongated white rectangle bordered with black thread reading [VICEROY] in black. Bottom patch, elongated yellow rectangle with rounded edges, with Goodyear logo in blue thread. Bottom PL and PR side has adjustable strap, that when buttoned, tightens sides of jacket. No interior tags.
Topic
African American
Athletes
Automobile racing
Clothing and dress
Sports
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Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leonard W. Miller
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.163.3
Type
jackets
sports uniforms
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
nylon, metal
Dimensions
On form: 31 1/2 × 29 × 17 in. (80 × 73.7 × 43.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Racing crew jacket worn by Ron Hines
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.163.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
RACING CREW JACKET WORN BY RON HINES
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Black American Racers, Inc. • Miller, Leonard • Champion • Hines, Ron
Topic
Automobile racing • Clothing and dress • Athletes • Sports
Culture
African Americans
Type
sports uniforms • jackets
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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.