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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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The Truths They Never Taught You...

The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Photographic portrait of a soldier inside decorative military frame

Date
1918
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
President Woodrow Wilson, American, 1856 - 1924
General John J. Pershing, American, 1860 - 1948
Description
A commerically produced cardboard frame holding a black and white photographic portrait of asoldier. The frame has an intaglio imprint marked "LIBERTY - JUSTICE - TO ALL." A bald eagle with outstretched wings is below the text. There is an oval shaped window with the picture of an unidentified African Amwerican soldier in uniform below the statement and the eagle. The unidentified soldier has only one brass insignia pinned to his collar which means he did not complete his training at the time the photograph was taken. The border around the oval window consists of flowers and the word "VICTORY" at the top and the year "1918" at the bottom. On either side of the photograph is an oval insert of President Woodrow Wilson on the left and General J.J. Pershing on the right. Below the photograph is a battle scene that consists of a cannon being fired into the distance with a soldier operating the cannon along with a Red Cross truck and two men carrying another on a stretcher.
Place depicted
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Military
Photography
World War I
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.155.88
Type
black-and-white photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink, cardboard, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 14 1/16 × 11 × 3/16 in. (35.7 × 27.9 × 0.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Photographic portrait of a soldier inside decorative military frame
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.155.88
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF A SOLDIER INSIDE DECORATIVE MILITARY FRAME
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s • 1914-1918
Name
Wilson, Woodrow • Pershing, John Joseph
Place
United States • North and Central America
Topic
Photography • WW I • World War, 1914-1918 • Military
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Portraits • Photographs
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

Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker