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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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Showbill for Colored People's Time

Date
March 1982
Published by
Playbill, American, founded 1884
Written by
Leslie Lee
Directed by
Horacena J. Taylor, American, born 1940
Douglas Turner Ward, born 1930
Leon B. Denmark, American
Subject of
Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
Juanita Mahone, American, born 1952
Jackée Harry, American, born 1931
Robert Gossett, American
Charles Weldon, American, born 1940
Curtis Williams
L. Scott Caldwell, American, born 1950
Chuck Cooper, American, born 1954
Description
A black-and-white paper theater program used by The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. for the play “Colored People’s Time”. On the front of the program in large black type is [SHOWBILL ® / CHERRY LANE THEATRE] printed inside a blue block. Below it is the circular Negro Ensemble Company logo inside a black print block. On the inside of the program the left page features a black-and-white image of a solar testing facility in New Mexico. The right page announces the play “Colored People’s Time”. From top to bottom, text reads: [CHERRY LANE THEATRE] and the round Negro Ensemble Company logo. The page continues: [DOUGLASS TURNER WARD / Artistic Director / LEON B. DENMARK / Managing Director / presents / COLORED PEOPLE’S TIME / by / LESLIE LEE / with / L. SCOTT CALDWELL / JACKEE HARRY / CHARLES H. PATTERSON / CHUCK COOPER / JUANITA MAHONE / CHARLES WELDON / ROBERT GOSSETT / DEBBI MORGAN / CURT WILLIAMS / Directed by / HORACENA J. TAYLOR / Scenery by / FELIX COCHRAN / Lighting by / SHIRLEY PRENDERGAST / Costumes by / MYRNA COLLEY-LEE / Sound by / GARY HARRIS / Production Stage Manager / FEMI SARAH HEGGIE. A small ad for Dewar’s White Label Scotch Whiskey is printed below the play information. The rest of the interior consists of pages filled with text, images, and advertisements. The back of the program has an edge to edge color photographic ad for Galliano Liqueur. A small square image of two hands holding to the tall stems of liqueur filled glasses is featured against a black background. At the bottom of the ad is the Galliano slogan and a Galliano bottle and short, filled glass.
Place used
Cherry Lane Theater, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Drama (Theatre)
Theatre
Theatre companies
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Sandra Austin
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.196.2.1
Type
theater programs
Restrictions & Rights
© American Theatre Press, Incorporated, 1982
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 11/16 × 1/8 in. (21.7 × 14.4 × 0.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Showbill for Colored People's Time
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.196.2.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SHOWBILL FOR COLORED PEOPLE'S TIME
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Lee, Leslie • Williams, Curtis • Playbill • Weldon, Charles • Denmark, Leon B. • Negro Ensemble Company • Taylor, Horacena J. • Mahone, Juanita • Gossett, Robert • Ward, Douglas Turner • Harry, Jackée • Cooper, Chuck • Caldwell, L. Scott
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America • Cherry Lane Theater
Topic
Theatre companies • Drama (Theatre)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Locale • Cherry Lane Theater • City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Theater programs
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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Martha's Vineyard NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Souvenir Journal

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Plays of Negro Life: A Source-Book of Native American Drama

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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

Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.