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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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BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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NMAAHC

Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

Date
1989
Manufactured by
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
Signed by
Ethan Horton, American, born 1962
Subject of
National Football League, American, founded 1920
Oakland Raiders, American, founded 1960
New York Jets, American, founded 1960
Description
Hand painted football game ball awarded to Ethan Horton. Hand painted design appears in one quadrant of football. Background of quadrant is painted black, with a silver border. On the right side of the painted area is a green "7". On the left side of the painted area is a silver "14". Silver and green handwriting at center of painted area reads, [RAIDERS/GAME BALL/ETHAN HORTON/10•9•89/Los Angeles/JETS]. Ethan Horton’s signature in black ink appears beneath painted area. Black type appears on opposite side of ball reads, [Wilson®/ [illegible]/National Football League/American Football Conference/National Football Conference].
Place depicted
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Place used
East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Football
Sports
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Classification
Tools and Equipment
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
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
2014.194.3
Type
footballs
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on leather and rubber
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 7 in. (18.4 × 29.2 × 17.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.194.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
GAME FOOTBALL 1989 LA RAIDERS VS. NEW YORK JETS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
New York Jets • Horton, Ethan Shane • National Football League • Oakland Raiders • Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
Place
United States • North and Central America • East Rutherford • Los Angeles • California • Bergen County • New Jersey
Topic
Football • Sports
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Geo Location
City • Los Angeles • State • California • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • East Rutherford • County • Bergen County • State • New Jersey
Type
footballs
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Package of Maxi Light Beauty Soap

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Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave, Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans

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Game Football 1989 LA Raiders vs. New York Jets

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Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave. Also, Poems by a Slave

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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.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.