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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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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.

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Time: Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955

Date
July 10, 1974
Subject of
National Council of Negro Women, American, founded 1935
Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, American, dedicated 1974
Dorothy Height, American, 1912 - 2010
Richard V. Moore, American, 1906 - 1994
Bethune-Cookman University, American, founded 1904
Emancipation Memorial, American, founded 1876
Frances Payne Bolton, American, 1885 - 1977
Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, American, 1882 - 1945
Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904
Description
Booklet in the style of an issue of TIME magazine printed for the dedication ceremony of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial on July 10, 1974.The booklet is comprised of six sheets of glossy paper folded in half and secured by two staples at the center fold to form a 24 page booklet. The pages are not numbered. The cover displays the TIME magazine logo with a black and white photograph of Mary McLeod Bethune with the dome of the United States Capitol in the background. She is seen from the shoulders up and is looking upwards towards her left side. The TIME logo and a border around the cover are printed in red ink while all of the rest of the booklet's images and text are printed in black. The words ["MARY McLEOD BETHUNE / 1875-1955"] appear underneath the magazine logo and the words ["Her legacy to her people... / and the nation."] The booklet's interior contains information about both the Bethune Memorial and the Emancipation Memorial already located in Lincoln Park; biographical information about Mrs. Bethune, and excerpts from her "Last Will and Testament" poem detailing her understanding of her legacy. The booklet also contains photographs and short summaries of the people and institutions she was associated with including the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Bethune-Cookman College, Dorothy Height, Dr. Richard Moore, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Three testimonials to Mrs. Bethune are included. Lastly, the booklet acknowledges the many people and organizations who contributed to the Memorial being built. The back page of the booklet lists the national officers, executive board, and staff of the NCNW.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Title
Souvenir booklet from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
Topic
African American
Activism
Civil Rights
Education
Humanitarianism
Justice
Politics
Race relations
Social reform
Women
Women's organizations
Youth
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
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
2024.110.2.2
Type
booklets
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 8 in. (27.9 × 20.3 cm)
Title
Title • Time: Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955
Record ID
nmaahc_2024.110.2.2
Museum
NMAAHC
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TIME: MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE, 1875-1955
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Height, Dorothy • Roosevelt, Eleanor • National Council of Negro Women • Bethune, Mary McLeod • Bolton, Frances Payne • Roosevelt, Franklin Delano • Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.) • Moore, Richard V. • Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial • Emancipation Memorial • Bethune-Cookman University
Place
District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Washington
Topic
Justice • Women • Women's organizations • Activism • Humanitarianism • Social reform • Education • Civil Rights • Youth • Civil rights • Politics • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Booklets
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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Time: Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955

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Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune

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Donation tin for the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fund

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Program from the dedication of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial

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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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

The Greenwood District.