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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

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The Slide Rule and How to Use It: A Practical Guide to Its Use with Examples, Problems, Answers

Date
1955
Written by
Calvin C. Bishop
Published by
Barnes & Noble, Inc., American, founded 1886
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Description
A third edition, soft cover textbook titled, Slide Rule: How to Use It (Barnes & Noble Everyday Handbooks Series #254), by Calvin C. Bishop. The soft cover book has glossy front and back paper covers. The book’s front cover is gray and features a black-and-white illustration of a slide rule extending diagonally from the bottom left corner towards the center of the cover. The slide rule is framed on two sides by red lines. Small black text at the top of the front cover reads [254 ? EVERYDAY HANDBOOK SERIES ? $1.00]. The title is printed in white and black text of varying sizes across the top third of the front cover: [SLIDE RULE / HOW TO USE IT / EXAMPLES / PROBLEMS/ ANSWERS]. In the bottom right corner is the author’s and publisher’s names written in black text that reads [by Calvin C. Bishop / BARNES & NOBLE, Inc.]. The abbreviated title and author’s last name are printed in black and white text along the spine. At the bottom of the spine is the series number, [254], and publisher’s logo, [BN], printed in black ink at the bottom of the spine. The back cover of the book is also gray. At the top is the abbreviated title, [SLIDE RULE], printed in black ink. Printed in black text inside a white, irregularly shaped rectangle at the bottom of the back cover is a synopsis of the contents and the goals of the book. The interior pages are white with black text. Opposite the title page is a two paragraph biography of the author. Contents include black-and-white mathematical diagrams, equations, and lessons and explanations of how to use the slide rule. The book has 149 pages.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Children
Education
Science
Segregation
Travel
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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
2011.12.52.28
Type
textbooks
paperbacks
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 1/8 × 5 1/8 × 5/16 in. (20.6 × 13 × 0.8 cm)
Title
Title • The Slide Rule and How to Use It: A Practical Guide to Its Use with Examples, Problems, Answers
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.52.28
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE SLIDE RULE AND HOW TO USE IT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ITS USE WITH EXAMPLES, PROBLEMS, ANSWERS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
Sinclair, Clayton • Sinclair, Hazel • Rock Rest Tourist Home • Bishop, Calvin C. • Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Place
New York City • United States • Maine • North and Central America • Kittery • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Black Enterprise • Black interiors • Education • Segregation • Science • Children
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • New York City • State • New York
Type
Books • Textbooks
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.