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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Table used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Date
1996-1998
Created by
Unidentified
Used by
Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954
Subject of
Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
Description
A circular wrought iron and wood table (a) with a glass top (b) used on the set of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The table base is made from wrought iron, with four (4) legs resembling a reverse scroll style, positioned in cardinal directions. Wrought iron is also formed into a non-functional shelf with a scrollwork design forming heart shapes. Below the shelf a scalloped line of wrought iron runs around the circumference of the table. The top rim of the table base is made from wood stained a dark brown, with the center of the top left open to the wrought iron heart design.
A circular glass table top (b) with a beveled edge sits on top of the wooden rim of the table base.
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Entertainers
Mass media
Television
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Props and Set Design
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.324.5ab
Type
coffee tables
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
a: wood and wrought iron;
b: glass
Dimensions
H x W x D (ab): 17 15/16 × 42 1/4 × 42 1/4 in. (45.6 × 107.3 × 107.3 cm)
H x W x D (a): 17 3/16 × 42 1/4 × 42 1/4 in. (43.7 × 107.3 × 107.3 cm)
H x W x D (b): 3/16 × 34 5/8 × 34 5/8 in. (0.5 × 87.9 × 87.9 cm)
Title
Object Name • Table used on The Oprah Winfrey Show
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.324.5ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
TABLE USED ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s
Name
Winfrey, Oprah • Harpo, Inc.
Place
Chicago • United States • Illinois • North and Central America • Cook County
Topic
Television • Actors and actresses • Entertainers • Mass media
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Geo Location
City • Chicago • County • Cook County • State • Illinois • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
coffee tables
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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Black wireless microphone used on The Oprah Winfrey Show

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Three red car bows from the car giveaway episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show

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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.