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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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Enforcement of Fourteenth Amendment

Date
1871
Written by
Horace Maynard, American, 1814 - 1882
Subject of
United States Congress, American, founded 1789
Description
An edition of a speech by Congressman Horace Maynard of Tennessee printed in black ink on off-white wove paper in a center bound booklet. The cover page reads [Enforcement of Fourteenth Amendment. / SPEECH / OF / HON. HORACE MAYNARD, / OF TENNESEE / DELIVERED / IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, / MARCH 30, 1871.]. In smaller print at the bottom center is [WASHINGTON: / F. & J. RIVES & GEO. A. BAILEY, / REPORTERS AND PRINTERS OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS. / 1871.].
There are 14 pages.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place printed
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Government
Law
Oratory
Politics
Race discrimination
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
White supremacy movements
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
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
2020.26.42.1abc
Type
speeches
booklets
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on wove paper
Dimensions
H x W (1a): 8 3/4 × 5 11/16 in. (22.3 × 14.5 cm)
H x W (1b (closed)): 8 3/4 × 5 11/16 in. (22.3 × 14.5 cm)
H x W (1b (open)): 8 13/16 × 11 3/8 in. (22.4 × 28.9 cm)
H x W (c): 8 3/4 × 5 11/16 in. (22.3 × 14.5 cm)
Title
Title • Enforcement of Fourteenth Amendment
Record ID
nmaahc_2020.26.42.1abc
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
ENFORCEMENT OF FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1870s
Name
United States Congress • Maynard, Horace
Place
District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Washington
Topic
Slavery • White supremacy movements • Oratory • Law • Discrimination • Government • Race • Civil rights • Politics • Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Booklets • Speeches (documents)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Traveling trunk used by George Thompson Garrison in the Civil War

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Extension of the Ku Klux Act

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Enforcement of Fourteenth Amendment

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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 Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.