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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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Program and thank you card for Alpha Kappa Alpha event for Etta Moten Barnett

Date
November 11, 1936
Issued by
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
Owned by
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
Description
This is a program (a) for Alpha Kappa Alpha for an event honoring Etta Moten Barnett November 11, 1936, and a notecard with handwritten text tucked into the margin of the booklet (b) . The slim booklet (a) has a faded green cover bound with green and pink silk ribbons tied in a bow through two holes at the spine. On the front cover at the top margin is pre-printed black text that reads “ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA / HONORING / ETTA MOTEN.” At the bottom in gold text it reads “NOVEMBER 11, 1936 / LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS.” Inside the booklet the first page is white with green text that lists the “Sorors.” At the top of the page is handwritten script in pencil that reads “Etta Moten’s.” The following pages list the program for the evening and the menu. Tightly tucked under the central ribbons binding the booklet are two pieces of paper. One is pink and appears to have been torn off another, larger sheet of paper. It has handwritten text in pencil that reads “Anna Lyte[illegible] 802 State St. /Pine Bluff.” The other sheet of paper has been folded over several times. Both pieces of paper are firmly fixed in place under the ribbon bindings. The back of the booklet is blank. The small card (b) tucked against the ribbon binding is pale green and rectangular in shape. It has cursive handwriting in blue ink covering all of one side and part of the other. The text reads “Accept these flowers / as a token of appreciation / from the mission study / class of 1st M. & C. South / for your appearance / this afternoon – it / was an experience, an / inspiration which we / shall never forget!”
Place used
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Actors
Broadway Theatre
Singers (Musicians)
Sororities
Women
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Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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
A2022.13.1.39ab
Type
notes
programs
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with ribbon
Dimensions
H x W (a: open): 6 15/16 × 10 in. (17.7 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (a: closed): 6 15/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.7 × 12.8 cm)
H x W (b): 1 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (5 × 8.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Program and thank you card for Alpha Kappa Alpha event for Etta Moten Barnett
Record ID
nmaahc_A2022.13.1.39ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PROGRAM AND THANK YOU CARD FOR ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA EVENT FOR ETTA MOTEN BARNETT
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1930s
Name
Barnett, Etta Moten • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Place
United States • North and Central America • Little Rock • Arkansas • Pulaski County
Topic
Women • Activism • Broadway Theatre • Actors and actresses • Sororities • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Little Rock • County • Pulaski County • State • Arkansas • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Programs (documents) • Notes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Aerial photograph of an unusual field near Willtown Bluff, SC

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.