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...

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.

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

Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels

Date
1956
Manufactured by
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
Worn by
Isabelle Daniels, American, 1937 - 2017
Subject of
United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
Caption
U.S. Track and field Olympian Isabelle Daniels wore this warm-up at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics where she won the Bronze Medal in the 4 x 100 relay with her teammates Wilma Rudolph, Mae Faggs, and Margaret Matthews.
Description
Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels.
The quarter-zip sweatshirt (2023.96.6a) is navy blue. It has a cutaway collar, which has wider collar points that are angled outwards instead of pointing down. There is a golden colored metal zipper which stars at the center of the collar and extends down several inches. The letters [U.S.A.] are sewn across the chest and are red with white outlines. The zipper goes through the letter [S]. There are straight, no flap pockets on either side of the jacket below the lettering. Thick red bands are around the bottom of the jacket and the bottom of each sleeve. Each band has two thinner white stripes going around them. There is a white, red, and black manufacturer’s label inside the jacket at the back of the neckline. It reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO. / 34B +1” +1”]. The back of the jacket is blank.
The sweatpants (2023.96.6b) are navy blue with a ruched elastic waistband. There is a white and red stripe going down the side of each pant leg. A gold-colored metal zipper on each pant leg runs from the knee to the bottom of each pant leg. There is a white, red, and black manufacturer’s label inside the pants at the back of the waistband. It reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO.]. A white label on the proper right side of the manufacturer’s label has a black [26] on it.
Place used
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Olympics
Track and field
U.S. History, 1953-1961
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing - Costume
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
2023.96.6ab
Type
jackets
sweat pants
Restrictions & Rights
© International Olympic Committee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton, metal, elastic, ink, and thread
Dimensions
L x W (a. jacket): 22 3/4 × 16 1/2 in. (57.8 × 41.9 cm)
L x W (b. sweatpants): 31 1/2 × 16 in. (80 × 40.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels
Record ID
nmaahc_2023.96.6ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
TRACK AND FIELD WARM-UP SUIT WORN BY ISABELLE DANIELS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
United States Olympic Committee • Wilson Sporting Goods Co. • Daniels, Isabelle
Place
Victoria • North and Central America • Australia • Melbourne
Topic
Track and field • Olympics • U.S. History, 1953-1961
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Melbourne • State • Victoria • Country • Australia • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Sweat pants • jackets
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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

No preview image
NMAAHC

Calvin Wilson

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Photographic print of the 1941 Homestead Grays

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Jersey worn by Curly Neal for the Harlem Globetrotters

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels

Date: Date

Caption

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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.