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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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Pink and silver brocade jacket with frog closures

Date
1950-1990
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A pink and silver brocade jacket with frog closures. The jacket is made of peach silk satin brocade with silver metallic threads creating bamboo leaf patterning. The Mandarin style jacket has a band collar and opens in the center front. Three self-fabric frog closures are hand stitched to each side of the center front opening with loops on the proper right side and Chinese button knots on the proper left side. The three-quarter length kimono style sleeves have a dart at the bottom of the underarm and at the top of the shoulder. Cuffs are folded and unstitched at the edge of the sleeves. Wide pockets on each side of the center front opening extend across the full width of the hem. The pockets are six and a half inches long, aligning with the width of jacket’s side slits. The back of the jacket has a center back seam and two darts at the top of the shoulders. The inside of the jacket is lined with white silk and is self-faced along the edge of the center front opening, slide slits, and the collar. There is a small fabric label stitched at the jacket’s interior at the bottom of the neckline which reads [PURE SILK / HAND WASH / S].
Cataloging Notes
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
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Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2007.3.656
Type
jackets
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silk brocade, silk, and metal thread
Dimensions
L x W: 46 1/2 × 27 in. (118.1 × 68.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Pink and silver brocade jacket with frog closures
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.656
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PINK AND SILVER BROCADE JACKET WITH FROG CLOSURES
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s • 1950s
Name
Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
jackets
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 Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.