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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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Flyer advertising "Afrika Night & Dance" benefit for a free Zimbabwe

Date
March 1972
Created by
Zimbabwe Relief and Development Fund, INC., American, founded 1970
Subject of
Roy Innis, American, born 1934
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Vernon Jordan, American, born 1935
Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981
Jomo Logan, American
Kenneth A. Gibson, American, 1932 - 2019
Ennis Francis, American
Livingston Wingate, American
Alma Johns, American
Charles Bernard Rangle, American, born 1930
Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009
National Urban League, American, founded 1910
Description
This flyer advertises the second annual Afrika Night & Dance of the Zimbabwe Relief and Development Fund Inc. The flyer is white with black text that reads [Zimbabwe Relief and Development Fund Inc. / PRESENTS ITS SECOND ANNUAL / AFRIKA NIGHT & DANCE / BENEFIT FOR / A FREE ZIMBABWE (Rhodesia) / A NIGHT especially dedicated to the Struggle for FREEDOM / IN ZIMBABWE. / Our brothers and sisters in ZIMBABWE have an avowed deter- / mination to fight it out until they become FREE. You can help / them help themselves still MORE. / AFRIKA NIGHT and DANCE has been organization for you just / for this purpose. It is NOT just another affair...It is THE / AFFAIR --For A Cause! / Let's Weld Our Brotherhood With ACTION At: / CONCOURSE PLAZA GRAND BALLROOM / Grand Concourse at 161 Street Bronx, N.Y. / SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 1972 / 10 P.M. - 3 A.M. / CHA-CHA-CHA!! -AFRIKAN HIGHLIFE CALYPSO RHYTHMS / AFRIKAN- AMERICN HITS / Presenting the Fantastic Afrikan Band: / MENSAH and EKOW BOTCHEY / DONATION: $6.00 Dress Optional Packages Permitted / Tickets Information: / Leorna Barzey: 893-7905 (eve.) / Mhezi Gutu: 283-3780 / Evelyn Kaonza: 749-0700 x216 / Mashoko Chinhenzwah: 281-0754 (eve.) / SislyeMahlahla: 887-2402 (Eve.) / Invited Guests of Honor Include: / African Ambassadors to the United Nations / Honorable Kenneth A. Gibson --Mayor of Newark / Percy Sutton --Borough President of Manhattan / Congressman Charles Rangel / Roy Wilkins--Executive Director NAACP / Alma Johns--WWRL Commentator / Vernon Jordan, Jr. --Exec. Dir. N.A.T. Urban League / Livingston Wingate--Director of N. Y. C. Urban / League / Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm / Roy Innis / Ennis Francis--International Commission on Africa / Jomo Logan].
The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [MARCH 1972].
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Zimbabwe, Africa
Topic
African American
Activism
Africa
Afrobeat (Music)
Black power
Calypso (Music)
Dance
Decolonization
International affairs
Music
U.S. History, 1969-2001
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Pan Africanism
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
2015.97.27.49
Type
fliers (printed matter)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Flyer advertising "Afrika Night & Dance" benefit for a free Zimbabwe
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.27.49
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FLYER ADVERTISING "AFRIKA NIGHT & DANCE" BENEFIT FOR A FREE ZIMBABWE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Zimbabwe Relief and Development Fund, INC. • Wingate, Livingston • Gibson, Kenneth A. • Logan, Jomo • Wilkins, Roy • Rangle, Charles Bernard • Innis, Roy • Francis, Ennis • Jordan, Vernon • Johns, Alma • Sutton, Percy Ellis • Chisholm, Shirley Anita • National Urban League
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America • Africa • Zimbabwe
Topic
Afrobeat (Music) • Activism • Dance • Pan Africanism • Calypso (Music) • Black power • Decolonization • U.S. History, 1969-2001 • International affairs
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • Country • Zimbabwe • Continent • Africa
Type
Fliers (printed matter)
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.