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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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The Truths They Never Taught You...

Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson

Date
ca. 1965
Manufactured by
Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
Owned by
Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
Description
An empty Kodak Super Panchro-Press Type B Film box, gold with black and white and red graphic on front. Handwriting along TC reads "Women Bust / 1965" handwriting along CL reads, "Reject (8/3/98)."
Place collected
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
Black Enterprise
Business
Communities
Photography
Segregation
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Classification
Tools and Equipment
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
2007.1.30.8
Type
boxes (containers)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. (14 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.1.30.8
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FILM BOX FROM THE STUDIO OF H.C. ANDERSON
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s • 1970s
Name
Eastman Kodak Company • Anderson, Henry Clay
Place
Mississippi • United States • Greenville • North and Central America • Washington County
Topic
Photography • Black Enterprise • American South • Communities • Segregation • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Greenville • County • Washington County • State • Mississippi • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Boxes (containers)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson

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Flyer advertising November events at the Studio Museum in Harlem

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Studio portrait of a young girl with Project Head Start certificate

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Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend and two men

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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

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

The Greenwood District.