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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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NMAAHC

Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family.

Date
1978
Written by
Norma Jean Darden, American, born 1939
Carole Darden-Lloyd, American
Printed by
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
Description
A first edition, hardcover book (a) with a removable dust jacket (b) of the cookbook Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine by sisters Norma Jean Darden and Carole Darden. The front inside flap of the dust jacket was detached from the rest of the dust jacket but was fixed by NMAAHC conservation in 2021-2022. The dust jacket features a color photograph of the two sisters standing amid foliage in front of a white picket fence. Both sisters wear white dresses with blue flower print aprons. The sister on the left holds a basket of produce and the sister on the right holds a sunhat and a small bouquet of flowers. At their feet is another basket of produce and a cut watermelon. The photograph wraps around the entire jacket, front and back. Large white text on the front reads [SPOONBREAD / AND / STRAWBERRY / WINE / NORMA JEAN / AND CAROLE / DARDEN / RECIPES AND / REMINISCENCES OF / A FAMILY]. Smaller white text on the back provides a brief summary of the book. There is an inscription on the inside page that reads [Happy Cooking! / The Darden Sisters]. The contents of the book are organized into chapters centered on a member of the Darden family and a type of recipe, including "Papa Darden: Wines," "Aunt Maude: Candy and Confections," and "Granddad Sampson: Honey Foods." Included are menus and recipes for holidays ("Fourth-of-July picnic," "Christmas and 'Dairy' Dishes), menus for dinner parties ("Dinner Menu for 10, plus Company Pies") and a section on "Funerals." The book has 288 pages.
Place printed
Garden City, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
Communities
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Families
Folklife
Foodways
Funeral customs and rites
Holidays and festivals
Social life and customs
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole Darden-Lloyd and Norman Darden
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.27.3ab
Type
cookbooks
Restrictions & Rights
© Carole Darden-Lloyd
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (a: open): 8 7/16 × 12 × 3/8 in. (21.5 × 30.5 × 1 cm)
H x W x D (a: closed): 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 × 7/8 in. (21.5 × 14.5 × 2.3 cm)
H x W (b: open): 8 7/16 × 16 5/16 in. (21.5 × 41.5 cm)
H x W (b: closed): 8 7/16 × 5 13/16 in. (21.5 × 14.8 cm)
H x W (c: open): 8 7/16 × 3 11/16 in. (21.5 × 9.4 cm)
Title
Title • Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family.
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.27.3ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SPOONBREAD AND STRAWBERRY WINE: RECIPES AND REMINISCENCES OF A FAMILY.
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Darden-Lloyd, Carole • Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. • Darden, Norma Jean
Place
North Carolina • New York • United States • Wilson • Garden City • Wilson County • Delaware • Alabama • Lee County • Petersburg • North and Central America • Delaware County • Ohio • Opelika • Virginia • Nassau County
Topic
American South • Cooking • Folklife • Funeral rites and ceremonies • Communities • Domestic life • Dinners and dining • Family • Society • Holidays and festivals
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Garden City • County • Nassau County • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Wilson • County • Wilson County • State • North Carolina • City • Petersburg • State • Virginia • City • Delaware • County • Delaware County • State • Ohio • City • Opelika • County • Lee County • State • Alabama
Type
Cookbooks
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Limited Use

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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Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family.

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