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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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Window card for The Bronze Venus

Date
1943
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971
Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965
Basin Street Boys, American, 1945 - 1951
The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
Description
A window card for the film The Bronze Venus. On the left side, the card features a black and white image of Lena Horne wearing an evening gown. On the right, in large red letters is [LENA / HORNE] followed by [THE SWING SIREN OF / "CABIN IN THE SKY" / AND "STORMY WEATHER" / IN / "THE / BRONZE / VENUS"] in black text. Beneath this is [WITH / Ralph Cooper Lawrence Griner / Basin St. Boys / The Cats and the Fiddle / and All Star Colored Cast]. Along the top of the card, in a red rectangular box, is showtime information for the Regent Theatre in Youngstown, Ohio.
Place used
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Dance
Film
Jazz (Music)
Musical films
Musicians
Race films
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
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Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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
2013.118.147
Type
window cards
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 in. (56.2 × 35.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Window card for The Bronze Venus
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.118.147
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
WINDOW CARD FOR THE BRONZE VENUS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s
Name
Horne, Lena • Buck and Bubbles • Cooper, Ralph • Jeffries, Herb • Miller, Flournoy • Criner, John L. • Basin Street Boys • Moreland, Mantan • The Cats and the Fiddle
Place
Youngstown • United States • Mahoning County • North and Central America • Ohio
Topic
Actors and actresses • Musical films • Race films • Dance • Motion pictures • Jazz (Music) • Singers (Musicians) • Rhythm and blues (Music)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Youngstown • County • Mahoning County • State • Ohio • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
window cards
Online Media Type
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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.