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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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The Crisis, Vol. 5, No. 6

Date
April 1913
Edited by
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Subject of
The Crisis, American, founded 1910
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Written by
Jacob Riis, Danish American, 1849 - 1914
Harry H. Pace, American, 1884 - 1943
Description
April 1913 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
The front cover features a spare design with [The Easter / CRISIS / APRIL, 1913 / 10 TEN CENTS A COPY] printed in gothic font in the top right corner and a small color portrait of a little girl wearing white, with a white bow in her hair and her arms folded in front of her. There are staples in the spine. The back cover features advertisements for a hotel in Cape May, New Jersey and Crisis-Maid Perfect Face Powder.
The interior contents include [ARTICLES] listed as [EASTER-EMANCIPATION. A Poem / THE MAN WHO WON. A Story. By Harry H. Pace / THE BLACK HALF By Jacob Riis] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [ALONG THE COLOR LINE / MEN OF THE MONTH / OPINION / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE BURDEN / LETTERS]. Also included are advertisements, announcements, photographs, illustrations, and letters. The "Along the Color Line" section includes sub-sections titled Politics, Social Uplift, Economics, Education, Meetings, Personal, Music and Art, Foreign, The Ghetto, Courts, and Crime, which includes tables with the number of lynchings per year, per population, and per state. "The Burden" section has an article titled "The Negro and the Trust" about the black community of Kowaliga, Alabama as well as an article about labor laws in Alabama.
There are approximately 50 pages.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Kowaliga, Elmore County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Advertising
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Business
Civil Rights
Communities
Education
Holidays and festivals
Labor
Literature
Lynching
Mass media
Poetry
Race relations
Social life and customs
Social reform
U.S. History, 1865-1921
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.14.6
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)
H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
Title
Title • The Crisis, Vol. 5, No. 6
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.14.6
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE CRISIS, VOL. 5, NO. 6
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s
Name
The Crisis • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) • Pace, Harry H. • Riis, Jacob
Place
New York City • Kowaliga • United States • North and Central America • Elmore County • Alabama
Topic
Literature • Black Press • Social reform • Communities • Holidays and festivals • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Education • Labor unions • Lynching • Associations and institutions • Civil rights • Poetry • Mass media • Society • Advertising • Race relations • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Kowaliga • County • Elmore County • State • Alabama
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
Online Media Type
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Online Media Rights
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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.