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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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Carte-de-visite depicting two men standing arm-in-arm

Date
1868
Photograph by
C. R. Rees & Co., American, founded 1854
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A carte-de-visite depicting two (2) men standing arm-in-arm, facing the viewer. An unidentified white man is depicted on the left and an unidentified black man is depicted on the right. The man on the left is wearing a three piece suit with a dark suit jacket and matching medium toned pants and vest. He is also wearing a white dress shirt and a dark western style tie. His proper left arm is linked through the arm of the man on the right. He is holding a banded boater hat in his proper left hand at waist level and is resting on a cane held in his proper right hand. The man on the right is wearing a suit with a dark jacket, light pants, light vest, and a white shirt. He holds a black hat in his proper left hand by his side. The verso is white. In the center is a black ink depiction of a three (3) story building with a storefront on the street level and a banner sign at the top that reads [Rees & Co. Photographic Artists] in block white text. People are depicted strolling on the street in front of the building. Below is the name of the company and date printed in black ink that reads [C. R. Rees & Co. / Richmond Va. / 1868] with the top and second lines accented with flourishes and the bottom line divided with leaf pattern scrolls. Handwritten in pencil at the top is the text [7790 / 3 dup].
Place made
Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Photography
Race relations
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
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Classification
Photographs and Still Images
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
2018.17.8
Type
cartes-de-visite
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card stock
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.7 × 6.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Carte-de-visite depicting two men standing arm-in-arm
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.17.8
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
CARTE-DE-VISITE DEPICTING TWO MEN STANDING ARM-IN-ARM
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1860s
Name
C. R. Rees & Co.
Place
United States • North and Central America • Virginia • Richmond
Topic
Photography • Slavery • Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877 • Race relations
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Richmond • State • Virginia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Visiting cards
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

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Color photograph of Willie O'Ree and Ice Hockey in Harlem players

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Chair with corn husk seat woven by Johnnie Ree Jackson

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Pine needle cup and saucer

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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 Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.