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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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Flier for "The Biggest Hip Hop Birthday Party of the Year” for Grand Master Dee

Date

May 24, 1985

Unidentified

Subject of

Printed by

Unidentified

Description

A flier for an event celebrating Grand Master Dee’s birthday. The flier is in portrait orientation and printed on yellow paper with black text. The top third of the flier features the title of the event in a large stylized, reproduced handwritten text that reads [Whodini[underlined]], and the tag line [ROCKING THE PLANET]. Listed below are the presenters, event information, and date printed in text in varying sizes that reads [AMY, ROMAN, & ROXY / present / THE BIGGEST / HIP HOP BIRTHDAY PARTY / OF THE YEAR / ON FRIDAY, MAY 24TH 1985 / FOR / GRAND MASTER DEE / OF / WHODINI / THE LAST TIME TO SEE ALL THE / BIG STARS BEFORE THEY LEAVE FOR THE FRESH TOUR].
Printed on the bottom half of the flier are three columns of solo and group performers listed as [INVITED GUESTS:]. The column on the left includes: [GRAND MASTER JAY / RUM[sic] DMC / UTFO / COLD CRUSH / FAT BOYS / JIMMY SPICER / KURTIS BLOW / LL COOL J / TLA ROCK / ROXANNE SHANTE / MARLY MARL / MR. MAGIC / STETSOSONIC[sic] M.C.s / DYNAMIC FORCE / LISA LEE / MASTER DON COMM / LARRY LOVE / DST[sic] / DOUGIE FRESH / DIVINE SOUNDS / BUZY[sic] BEE / BRENDA K. STARR]. The column in the center includes: [JAZZY JAY / MANTRONIX / CHOICE M.Cs / HIGH POWERED M.Cs / ROXY POSSE / RED ALERT / DEBBIE D / FORCE M.D’s / DYNAMIC BREAKERS / CAPTAIN ROCK / SPARKY D / DYNAMITE II / STRAFE / BOBBY JIMMY / ULTIMATE III / D.J. HOLIDAY / O.C. & CRAZY EDDIE / NEW EDITION / SOUL SONIC FORCE / SWEET G / KID FLASH / MELLE MEL / NEWCLEUS]. The column on the right includes: [FAB FIVE FREDDY [sic]/ WAVE / JUNE / KANO / GRAND MASTER FLASH / FEARLESS FOUR / CRUSH CITY / BAD BOYS / BEASTIE BOYS / DR. JECKYL & MR. HYDE / STARSKI / RUSSELL SIMMONS / DONALD D / ROCK STEADY / N.Y.C. BREAKERS / ROSIE ROSE / FANTASY 3 / TREACHEROUS 3 / SUGAR HILL GANG / SPOONIE G / TROUBLE FUNK].
Below the three columns is additional performer information that reads [MUSIC PROVIDED BY AFRIKA BAMBAATA[sic] & D.J. ROMAN / SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY ?]. At the bottom is the venue information and the admission price: [ROXY – WHERE THE FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT / DOORS OPEN 10:30 ADMISSION $10 ALL NIGHT / COME EARLY TO AVOID LONG LINES / ·515 West 18th Street · New York, New York · 10011 · (212) 691-3113·]. The back of the flier has no printing or inscriptions.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Place used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Topic

African American
Art
Break dancing
Design
DJs (Musicians)
Graphic design
Hip-hop (Music)
Nightlife
Rappers (Musicians)
Urban life

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

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

2020.38.2.8

Type

fliers (printed matter)

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 8 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (21.3 × 13.7 cm)

Title

Object Name • Flier for "The Biggest Hip Hop Birthday Party of the Year” for Grand Master Dee

Record ID

nmaahc_2020.38.2.8

Museum

NMAAHC

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FLIER FOR "THE BIGGEST HIP HOP BIRTHDAY PARTY OF THE YEAR” FOR GRAND MASTER DEE

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Date

1980s

Name

Master O.C. • Sweet G • Dynamic Force • T La Rock • Captain Rock • Mr. Magic • Fresh, Doug E. • UTFO • The Force M.D.'s • Kano • Strafe • Spoonie Gee • Lisa Lee • Newcleus • Whodini • Dynamite II • The Fat Boys • Krazy Eddie • Treacherous Three • Dee, Grandmaster • DJ Holiday • The Roxy • Run-D.M.C. • Kid Flash • MC Debbie D • New York City Breakers • Blow, Kurtis • Rock Steady Crew • New Edition • Melle Mel • Kool DJ Red Alert • Sparky D • DJ Roman Ricardo • Choice MC's • June • Bobby Jimmy • Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde • Larry Love • Mantronix • Trouble Funk • Dynamic Breakers • Roxy Posse • Soulsonic Force • Simmons, Russell • Donald D • Lovebug Starski • The Cold Crush Brothers • The Fearless Four • Stetsasonic • Brenda K. Starr • Marley Marl • LL Cool J • Fantasy Three • Beastie Boys • High Powered MC's • Fab 5 Freddy • Bad Boys • Crush City Rockers • Rosie Rose • Ultimate 3 MC's • The Sugarhill Gang • Afrika Bambaataa • Master Don and the Death Committee • Divine Sounds • Busy Bee Starski • Grandmaster Jay • Mr. Wave • Spicer, Jimmy • Grand Mixer DXT • DJ Jazzy Jay • Grandmaster Flash • Shanté, Roxanne

Place

New York City • United States • North and Central America

Topic

Design • Nightlife • Graphic arts • Hip-hop (Music) • Art • Rappers (Musicians) • DJs (Musicians) • Break dancing • Urban life

Culture

African Americans

Geo Location

City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America

Type

Fliers (printed matter)

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.

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Flier for "The Biggest Hip Hop Birthday Party of the Year” for Grand Master Dee

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

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