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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation

Date
1940s - 1960s
Manufactured by
Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
Subject of
Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919
Description
The canister is fitted to a lid that shares a similar color scheme with the main body of the container. The lid has a brown background with yellow text and at its center is a white oval formatted with the Madam CJ Walker logo on its left and the product name [Madam CJWalker/Hair & Scalp/Preparation] written in brown text. The canister has a yellow background with brown text; the side label has a slightly larger white oval than the oval on the lid. It is framed on either side by the Madam CJ Walker logo. The product name is written in brown text in the oval on the can side and reads [Madam CJ Walker/Hair & Scalp Preparation].
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place made
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Business
Hair
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.159.4
Type
canisters
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (6.7 × 2.7 cm)
Title
Object Name • Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.159.4
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TIN FOR MADAM C.J. WALKER'S HAIR AND SCALP PREPARATION
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s • 1960s
Name
Walker, Madam C.J. • Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company
Place
United States • North and Central America • Marion County • Indianapolis
Topic
Hair • Women • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Indianapolis • County • Marion County • State • Indiana • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Canisters
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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Text Book of the Madam C. J. Walker Schools of Beauty Culture

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Photograph of Madam C.J. Walker

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Printing plate for "Mme C.J. Walker Beauty Shoppes"

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Tin for Madam C.J. Walker's Hair and Scalp Preparation

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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

Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker