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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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The Architectural Heritage of the Piscataqua; Houses and Gardens of the Portsmouth district of Maine and New Hampshire

Date
1965
Written by
John Mead Howells, American, 1868 - 1959
Published by
Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., American, 1929 - 1998
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Description
The Architectural Heritage of the Piscataqua by John Mead Howells. The hardback book has a paper dustcover that is primarily dark blue and features a large black-and-white photograph of a large, white, three-gabled house with black shutters. Printed across the top half of the cover is white text that reads [THE / ARCHITECTURAL / HERITAGE OF THE / PISCATAQUA], with smaller, centered white text below that read [BY / JOHN MEAN HOWELLS]. Printed over the bottom of the photograph is black text that reads [HOUSE AND GARDENS OF THE / PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT / MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE]. The back cover features a large off-white map of the Portsmouth District titled [PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT AND THE PISCATAQUA RIVER WHICH FORMS / THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE]. The spine features the book title and additional text that reads [ARCHITECTURAL / 6136] printed in white text. The front and back covers of the book are cloth bound with a light blue fabric. The covers are both plain but the spine has printed black text that reads [HOWELLS] at the top of the spine, [THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE / OF THE PISCATAQUA] at the center, and [ARCHITECTURAL] at the bottom. The book has a sewn binding. There is a handwritten inscription in blue ink on the title page that reads [To Clayton Sinclair / From Mrs. John Howells]. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. It also features black-and-white maps, diagrams, and photos, as well as 300 plates. The book pages are unnumbered.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Architecture
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Domestic life
Segregation
Travel
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Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.12.52.2
Type
hardcover books
Restrictions & Rights
© 1965 Abby White Howells
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 1 in. (31.7 × 24.5 × 2.6 cm)
Title
Title • The Architectural Heritage of the Piscataqua; Houses and Gardens of the Portsmouth district of Maine and New Hampshire
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.52.2
Museum
NMAAHC
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THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA; HOUSES AND GARDENS OF THE PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Howells, John Mead • Sinclair, Clayton • Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc. • Sinclair, Hazel • Rock Rest Tourist Home
Place
United States • Maine • North and Central America • Kittery • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Black Enterprise • Architecture • Black interiors • Segregation • Domestic life
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Hardcover books
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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Maine Coastal Cooking, Down East Recipes dating from 1664

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Handmade wood and metal washboard

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Box for Kennebec Spruce Gum

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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

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.