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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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Ebony Vol. XIX No. 8

Date
June 1964
Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Photograph by
Moneta Sleet Jr., American, 1926 - 1996
Subject of
Dolph Prince, American
Pat Prince, American
Jeffrey Curtis, American
Gail Samuels, American
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Created by
Ebony, American, founded 1945
Description
An Ebony magazine, June 1964, featuring the cover article, “Annual Vacation Guide: New York World’s Fair,” Vol. XIX No. 8. The front cover features a color photograph of cover models Dolph Prince, Pat Prince, Jeffrey Curtis, and Gail Samuels at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. The group standing in front of a large, metal globe. Dolph Prince and Pat Prince are standing next to each other with a young girl, Gail Samuels, in between. A young boy, Jeffrey Curtis, stands in front of Dolph Prince and Prince’s hands are resting on Curtis’s shoulders. In the bottom right corner is the main cover line printed in white text that reads, [ANNUAL / VACATION / GUIDE: / New York / World’s / Fair]. In the upper left corner is the publication mast head, a red banner with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY]. Above the mast head is black text that reads [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION 6[encircled]]. Three (3) other cover lines printed in white and black text on the cover read, [‘My Husband / Died For / Democracy’ / By Mrs. Bruce W. Klunder] in the top right corner, [PIONEERS IN / PROTEST: /Up-To-Date / Philosophy Of / Frederick / Douglass] along the top left edge, and [MOST / ELIGIBLE / BACHELORS / FOR 1964] along the bottom left edge. In the lower left corner, in white text, is the publication date and price: [JUNE 1964 / USA 50¢]. The back cover of the magazine features a full sized advertisement for Marlboro cigarettes. There are two hundred and eighteen (218) interior pages with color and black-and-white images, illustrations, and text.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Topic
African American
Advertising
Amusements
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Black Press
Business
Journalism
Mass media
Segregation
Travel
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Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.12.53.3
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13 7/16 × 10 1/4 × 5/16 in. (34.2 × 26 × 0.8 cm)
Title
Title • Ebony Vol. XIX No. 8
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.53.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
EBONY VOL. XIX NO. 8
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Curtis, Jeffrey • Johnson Publishing Company • Sinclair, Clayton • Sleet, Moneta • Samuels, Gail • Ebony • Sinclair, Hazel • Prince, Dolph • Prince, Pat • Rock Rest Tourist Home
Place
United States • Chicago • Maine • North and Central America • Illinois • Kittery • Cook County • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Amusements • Black Enterprise • Black interiors • Black Press • Segregation • Journalism • Mass media • Advertising • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Chicago • County • Cook County • State • Illinois
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
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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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.