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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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White striped cotton dress with lace

Date
1900s-1910s
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A white striped cotton dress with lace. The dress has a round neckline and is made of white cotton with stripes made of cotton and silk patten weave creating elongated ovals. Cotton flower lace is sewn along the edge of the neckline. Lace is inset along the center front of the dress below the neckline. Floral tape lace is sewn at the center front of the waist seam and continues onto the backside of the dress over the shoulders. The lace is boarded with gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges. The bottom portion of the sleeves are made of a three inch wide band of floral lace. Gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges is sewn along the bottom of each sleeve. A one inch wide tuck is sewn below the waist seam on the proper left side of the front of the dress and ends at the hemline. Two bands of floral lace four and a half inches wide are sewn along the bottom portion of the dress. A thin cream silk ribbon is sewn along the top of the floral lace. Gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges is sewn along the bottom of each floral lace band. Floral tape lace boarded with gathered trim net lace with scalloped edges is sewn along each back panel of the bodice. The lace is only sewn down on the interior side. The dress opens in the center back with eleven metal hooks and eyes with the bottom hook and eye along the waist seam. Two additional hooks and one additional eye are sewn along the waist seam. Eight metal hooks are sewn along the proper right side of the center back opening below the waist seam. These have no correlating eyes; the bottom hook ends at the bottom of the center back opening. The center back opening transitions into a center back seam. A seventeen and a half inch long lace tail is sewn to the center back of the waist seam. The back of the dress is slightly longer than the front. The dress has a double fold hand sewn hem. Silk satin ribbon is hand sewn along the edge of the neckline at the interior. The dress is unlined and has a cotton canvas waist tape that was likely a later addition. The dress is machine and hand sewn and is unlabeled.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
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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
2007.3.965
Type
dresses
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton lace, cotton and silk pattern weave, silk ribbon, and metal
Dimensions
Length (shoulder to hem): 55 in. (139.7 cm)
Width (shoulder to shoulder): 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Waist (flat): 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Title
Object Name • White striped cotton dress with lace
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.965
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
WHITE STRIPED COTTON DRESS WITH LACE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s • 1900s
Name
Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Dresses (garments)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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

Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker