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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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17th Year Afro-American's Travel Guide

Date
1957
Published by
The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
Description
A yellow and black 36-page travel pamphlet, 17th Year Afro-American's Travel Guide, published by The African-American Newspaper (The Afro), 9 May 1942.
This annual guidebook was published by the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, competing with the famous Negro Motorist's Green Book. It lists more than a thousand hotels and other businesses "providing accommodations for the colored traveler," in addition to numerous advertisements. Most of the 50 states are represented, in addition to numerous motels in Canada and the Caribbean, and 3 pages of listings for camps.
This guide is undated but the first edition was issued as a single-sheet map. The 9 May 1942 issue of the Afro-American announces the imminent publication of their "second annual travel map." That would place this 17th edition in 1957, which fits with an ad on the final page (back cover) which shows ballplayer Roy Campanella in his Brooklyn Dodgers cap.
Place made
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Advertising
Associations and institutions
Black Enterprise
Black Press
Business
Travel
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
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
2020.26.19
Type
pamphlets
booklets
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 9 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (23.5 × 10.8 cm)
Title
Title • 17th Year Afro-American's Travel Guide
Record ID
nmaahc_2020.26.19
Museum
NMAAHC
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17TH YEAR AFRO-AMERICAN'S TRAVEL GUIDE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
The Afro-American
Place
Baltimore • United States • North and Central America • Maryland
Topic
Description and travel • Black Enterprise • Black Press • Associations and institutions • Advertising • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Baltimore • State • Maryland • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Booklets • Pamphlets
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
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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.