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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri

Date
October 13, 2014
Manufactured by
Cole Haan, American, founded 1928
Worn by
Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, American, born 1971
Subject of
Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014
Description
These oxford wingtip shoes were worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri. The shoes are made from black leather with an applied camouflage design in metallic silver, green, and brown. They lace with black braided cord shoelaces. The soles are made from black rubber with three (3) indented lines molded into the rubber around the sides of the shoes, getting thinner nearer the toes. The soles have a molded non-skid rubber pattern. The interiors of the shoes are lined in tan leather, with the manufacturer's name stamped on the insoles near the heel.
Place used
Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Police brutality
Politics
Race relations
Religion
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
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Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pastor Jamal H. Bryant
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.180.2ab
Type
oxfords
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
leather and rubber with cord shoelaces
Dimensions
H x W x D (ab): 12 3/4 × 9 × 4 in. (32.4 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm)
H x W x D (each): 12 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 4 in. (32.4 × 10.8 × 10.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.180.2ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SHOES WORN BY DR. JAMAL HARRISON BRYANT TO A PROTEST IN FERGUSON, MISSOURI
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s
Name
Bryant, Jamal Harrison • Brown, Michael • Cole Haan
Place
Ferguson • United States • North and Central America • Missouri • Saint Louis County
Topic
Resistance • Police brutality • Black Lives Matter • Clothing and dress • Religion • Politics • U.S. History, 2001- • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Ferguson • County • Saint Louis County • State • Missouri • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
oxfords
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Admission ticket for Joe Louis Training Camp, St. Louis, Missouri

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Missouri Democratic Ticket for the United States Presidential Election of 1868

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Photograph of the Stevens Family outside their home in Linn Creek, Missouri

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Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.