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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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Theatre program for Man Better Man

Date
1968-1969
Created by
Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
Subject of
Sam Blue Jr.
Damon W. Brazwell Jr.
Graham Brown, American, 1924 - 2011
Norman Bush, American, born 1933
Rosalind Cash, American, 1938 - 1995
David Downing, American, born 1943
Frances Foster, American, 1924 - 1997
Arthur French, American, born 1931
Julius W. Harris, American, 1923 - 2004
William Jay
Esther Rolle, American, 1920 - 1998
Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
Mari Touissaint
Hattie Mae Winston, American, born 1945
Allie Woods Jr., American, born 1940
Afolabi Ajayi
Tony McKay
Aston Young
Description
Theatre Program from Man Better Man. White background with black lettering. [N/E/C/the/Negro/Ensemble/Company] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1971 or earlier.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Calypso (Music)
Musical Theatre
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.45.57
Type
theater programs
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
Title
Object Name • Theatre program for Man Better Man
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.45.57
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THEATRE PROGRAM FOR MAN BETTER MAN
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Blue, Sam • Bush, Norman • Young, Aston • Brazwell, Damon W. • Touissaint, Mari • McKay, Tony • Brown, Graham • Cash, Rosalind • Downing, David • Harris, Julius W. • Foster, Frances • Rolle, Esther • Negro Ensemble Company • Woods, Allie • Winston, Hattie Mae • Ajayi, Afolabi • Jay, William • Taylor, Clarice • French, Arthur
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Actors and actresses • Musical Theatre • Calypso (Music)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Theater programs
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

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.