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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 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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Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 1

Date
July 1971
Published by
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Edited by
Ernest Green
Janet Bunje
Subject of
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
John N. Mitchell, American, died 1988
Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
Richard Wright, American, 1908 - 1960
Description
Soul Force newsletter, volume 5, number 1. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white image of two men conversing on a sidewalk, in front of a low brick wall. The man on the right is depicted in profile, facing the left edge of the cover and the other man. He wears a white t-shirt, and medium tone pants, and looks downwards towards the item in his proper left hand. The man on the left is facing the viewer and is also looking downwards at the item in the hands of the man on the right. He wears overalls, a jacket, and a cap and holds his arms behind his back. In the background is a low brick wall on the left with low plants in front of it and a taller structure on the right, with larger bushes in front of it. Printed over the sidewalk area on the far left is small black text that reads [politics ’72: / grass-roots organizing…. / voter registrations, political education…. / political coalitions….]. Printed in the top third of the front cover is the masthead on the left that reads, [SOUL / force], and the date on the right that reads, [JULY / 1971]. The back cover is formatted like a post card, with a subscription form. The newsletter is fifteen (15) pages and includes articles and black and white images throughout. Articles titles include: [Did You Know?], [comment], [Nixon-Mitchell-Mississippi], [Politics ’71: Mississippi], [Politics ’72: Black Voters], [He’s The Greatest!], about Muhammad Ali, [Workers’ / Victories / Include / MLK Holiday], [Angela’s Mother Speaks / …political prisoner], [Solidarity / Day: Cairo], [Boycott / Hurts A&P], [South Africa: REPRESSION GETS WORSE], [Kwame], [FREE DRAFT / RISISTERS!], and {BOOK REVIEW: “Uncle Tom’s Children”]. On the last page is an advertisement for an upcoming Southeastern Christian Leadership (SCLC) event. The text on the advertisement reads, [SCLC / 14th / Annual / Convention / AUG. 10-13th] and includes a pre-registration form and a tentative agenda. The first page, located on the interior of front cover, lists the Editorial Board members, editorial staff names, and press names, along with the volume and issue number.
Place printed
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Topic
African American
Activism
Africa
American South
Boxing
Communication
Labor
Politics
Religion
Sports
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Anti-apartheid movements
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
2015.130.3
Type
newsletters
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on newsprint
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21 cm)
H x W (Open): 11 × 16 1/4 in. (27.9 × 41.3 cm)
Title
Title • Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 1
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.130.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SOUL FORCE: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE VOL. 5 NO. 1
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Ali, Muhammad • Nixon, Richard Milhous • Southern Christian Leadership Conference • Bunje, Janet • Mitchell, John N. • Abernathy, Ralph David • Wright, Richard • Green, Ernest • Davis, Angela Y.
Place
Mississippi • Atlanta • United States • North and Central America • Fulton County • South Africa • Georgia
Topic
Activism • Anti-apartheid movements • American South • Labor unions • Religion • Politics • Sports • Communication
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Atlanta • County • Fulton County • State • Georgia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • State • Mississippi • Country • South Africa • Continent • Africa
Type
Newsletters
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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.