q2K BHP
Black History Portal
THE BHP WIRE —
HIDDEN TRUTHS
GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS
What's New!
THE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
BHP HOME BEFORE AMERICA 1800–1936 1937–1957 1958–1980 1981–2000 2001–PRESENT

Explore Black History

Explore the people, places, events, achievements, struggles and stories that shaped our journey.

✊🏾

Civil Rights

Movements, leaders, victories and the continuing fight for equality.

⚙️

Black Inventors

Innovation, patents, science, technology and world-changing contributions.

🏆

Sports

Pioneers, champions, Negro Leagues, records, activism and excellence.

♟️

People

Meet the people whose lives, choices and achievements shaped the journey.

📍

Places

Black towns, communities, institutions and places where history happened.

📜

Events

Moments that changed communities, movements, institutions and the nation.

Enter a person, place, event, or topic.
MY'STORY

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.

MORE →
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.

MORE →
BHP gathered finds from its connected research sources. Showing the 4 strongest Black History matches.
← BACK TO RESULTS
NMAAHC

Beige single breasted jacket by Jeffrey Banks

Date
1980s
Designed by
Jeffrey Banks, American, born 1955
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A wool single breasted man’s jacket by Jeffrey Banks. The jacket features a single panel collar with a notched lapel. The underside of the collar is backed with a single panel of wool felt. The jacket closes proper right over left with two round plastic buttons on the jacket right and two corresponding keyhole buttonholes on the proper left. Each side of the jacket has an 8.75” vertical waist dart. There is one welt pocket at the proper left breast and two flap pockets, one at each side of the waist that still have their tacking closure stitches. The sleeves are composed of two panels of beige wool blend fabric that are seamed at the inner and outer arm. Each sleeve end has four round plastic faux tortoise shell decorative buttons sewn to the cuff. The back of the blazer is composed of two panels of khaki wool blend fabric that are sewn together at the center back. The inside of the jacket features ten panels of light gray synthetic lining six for the body and two for each sleeve) all machine stitched together. There is a brown woven label with a gold border at the interior proper right that reads [JEFFREY BANKS] in white block letters. Below the brand label is welt pocket with a triangular flap with a keyhole style buttonhole in the center of it, the buttonhole secures with a .5" marbleized plastic button. An additional brand label is sewn to the interior center back collar. The label is brown and reads [JEFFREY BANKS] in white block text. The brand name is surrounded by a gold border. At the proper left interior is a brown woven label that reads [DRY CLEAN ONLY] in white block letters, which is surrounded by a gold border. Below the care label are two interior welt pockets, The interior lining is sewn to the bottom hem of the jacket with monofilament thread. The entire jacket is mix of hand and machine stitching, Center back pleat in the center lining at tucked at the center back with a few hand stitches.
Cataloging Notes
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Fashion design
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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
2007.3.689
Type
jackets
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
wool blend, synthetic lining, cotton canvas, vwool felt, and plastic
Dimensions
Length (center back neck to hem): 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm)
Waist (full): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Chest (full): 42 1/4 in. (107.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Beige single breasted jacket by Jeffrey Banks
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.689
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BEIGE SINGLE BREASTED JACKET BY JEFFREY BANKS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Banks, Jeffrey • Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
jackets
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

Media

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

NMAAHC

Beige single breasted jacket by Jeffrey Banks

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey L. Bannister, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Iraqi Brig. Gen. Abdulah discuss troop progress during a meeting in east Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2007

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Scan of Manitoba James and his children Myrtha, Edna, and Mauranee

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Print of Manitoba James and his children Myrtha, Edna, and Mauranee

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
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.

MORE →
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.