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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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Legacy of Achievement: Asian Pacific American Community

Date
2003
Published by
Office of the Mayor of Denver, founded 1859
Subject of
Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
Description
A brochure on the "Legacy of Achievement: Asian Pacific American Community" published by the Office of the Mayor of Denver. The pamphlet is folded into four sections, printed front and back. When folded, the front of the pamphlet features a photo of Mayor Wellington Webb standing in front of the Denver Courthouse with the word [DENVER] overlayed vertically on the left edge. In the upper right corner there is a photo of a young girl in a silk shirt with a paper fan. The interior of the pamphlet details the history of economic, cultural, and political inclusion of the Asian Pacific American community as related to Mayor Webb's office, accompanied by photos. The back of the pamphlet is mostly blank, with the address of the mayor's office, the flag and seal of the city of Denver, and a place for a postage stamp.
Brochure with a photograph of Mayor Wellington Webb standing in front of the Denver Courthouse. He is seen in the lower portion of the brochure and wears a multi-colored tie. On the left side of the image, vertically oriented, is text with the background image seen through the textured letters [DENVER]. At the top of the brochure is a white rectangle with text in the lower portion [1991-2003/Legacy of Achievement]. Along the right side is a narrow bar of goldenrod with vertically oriented text in white [Asian Pacific American Community]. In the upper right quadrant is a small image of a young child holding a silk umbrella over her PL shoulder. Her PL hand holds the umbrella. She wears a light pink dress.
Place depicted
Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Communities
Identity
Politics
Urban life
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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 the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.46.13
Type
brochures
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 9 x 4 in. (22.9 x 10.2 cm)
H x W (open): 9 x 15 3/4 in. (22.9 x 40 cm)
Title
Title • Legacy of Achievement: Asian Pacific American Community
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.46.13
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
LEGACY OF ACHIEVEMENT: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
Name
Webb, Wellington E. • Office of the Mayor of Denver
Place
United States • Colorado • North and Central America • Denver
Topic
Communities • Politics • Urban life • Group identity
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Denver • State • Colorado • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Brochures
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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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and ribbon bar awarded to George Francis Bland

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Poster of Josephine Baker for Compagnie Générale Du Disque - Pacific

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Photographic postcard of Charles Wilbur Rogan with his unit in the Philippines

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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.