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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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Program for "Cookie" An Evening with Charles Cook and Friends

Date
1984
Written by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Aaron Davis Hall, American, founded 1979
Subject of
Charles Cook, American, 1914 - 1991
Mable Lee, American, 1921 - 2019
Tina Pratt, American, born 1935
Pepsi Bethel, American, 1918 - 2002
Susan Goldbetter, American
National Endowment for the Arts, American, founded 1965
Description
A program for a show titled, "Cookie” An Evening with Charles Cook and Friends, performed at City College's Aaron Davis Hall, New York, in 1984. The program is constructed from a piece of green paper folded into a front and back cover with two (2) interior pages. The front cover has a black-and-white photocopied image of Charles Cook on the right side of the cover. He is depicted from the thighs up facing the viewer. He is wearing a medium toned suit, collared shirt, patterned tie, and a flat cap. He is facing the viewer and looking slightly towards the left edge of the program. His proper right arm is at his side and his proper left arm is bent at the elbow. At the top of the front cover, and to the left of Cook’s head, is the title of the show printed in two (2) fonts that read, ["Cookie" / An Evening / with / Charles Cook / and Friends]. On the left interior page is the program listed with the performers, the intermission, and credit to the National Endowment for the Arts, Aaron Davis Hall, and the Friends of the Davis Center. The right interior page lists the production credits, the cast, the band, and a special thanks to contributors. The back cover continues the special thanks to contributors and provides biographical information on Performer/Choreographer Charles Cook, Production Stage Manager Pepsi Bethel, and Production Manager Susan Goldbetter.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Comedy
Musical Theatre
Tap dancing
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Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
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
2013.46.25.268
Type
theater programs
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 (21.5 × 14 × 0.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Program for "Cookie" An Evening with Charles Cook and Friends
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.25.268
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PROGRAM FOR "COOKIE" AN EVENING WITH CHARLES COOK AND FRIENDS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Aaron Davis Hall • Cook, Charles • Bethel, Pepsi • Goldbetter, Susan • Lee, Mable • National Endowment for the Arts • Pratt, Tina
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Tap dancing • Musical Theatre • Comedy
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Theater programs
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.