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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Brown leather bag gold accents and hardware

Date
1970s
Created by
Palizzio, Inc., American, founded 1943
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A brown suede handbag with a convertible strap. The front flap of the bag is made from two panels of 5.75” long brown suede that fastens to the body of the bag with a metal snap. There is a central decoration of two horizontal bands of .25” wide dark brown vinyl leather on the flap. Each band end is inserted into a gold metal eyelet that leads to the interior of the flap and the top band has a decorative 1” wide metal buckle. Gold metallic piping covers the center seam of the two suede panels.
Attached to the purse are two .75” wide brown convertible straps with rounded edges. They are composed of two layers of faux leather sewn together and are 16.25” long. Two metal snaps are on each strap, at the strap’s end and one snap is on the strap, closer to the body of the bag. Both the front and the back of the bag are composed of one panel of brown leather suede, and there is brown vinyl piping around the panels’ edges. The side and bottom of the bag are made from two panels, which are seamed together at the center bottom and there are four metal rounded feet at the bottom as well.
Brown synthetic leather lines the interior and there are two interior pockets. The back pocket is 6” wide and closes with a metal pull and the open pocket at the front is 5” wide. [PALIZZIO] is stamped on the front open pocket.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Fashion design
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Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2007.3.1068
Type
purses (bags)
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
leather suede, imitation leather, metal, and vinyl
Dimensions
H x W x D: 16 × 9 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (40.6 × 24.1 × 7 cm)
Title
Object Name • Brown leather bag gold accents and hardware
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.1068
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BROWN LEATHER BAG GOLD ACCENTS AND HARDWARE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Palizzio, Inc. • Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Purses (bags)
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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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.