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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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Fe En El Sueño Americano

Date
2008
Created by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Democratic Party of Virginia, American, founded 1926
Photograph by
Annie Leibovitz, American, born 1949
Subject of
President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
Obama for America, American, founded 2007
Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
Malia Obama, American, born 1998
Sasha Obama, American, born 2001
UnidosUS, American, founded 1968
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Description
A tri-fold Barack Obama brochure, in Spanish and in English. The front features a black and white picture of Barack, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama. Light blue and white text above the image on a blue background reads [FE EN EL / SUEÑO AMERICANO / FAITH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM]. [SUEÑO AMERICANO] is the central line of text and it is in the largest and boldest font. The inside of the brochure contains a color photographic image of a girl and a man wearing an Obama shirt, quotes from Barack Obama, and a bulleted list of Obama's policies. The policies relate to tax cuts for middle class households, ending the war in Iraq, ensuring access to health care, rewarding companies that create jobs in the United States, veteran affairs, immigration reform, and social security. The back features a color image of a rural landscape with [ÚNETE AL / MOVIMENTO / JOIN US] in large font at the center of the page. Below this is a red ribbon with Obama’s circular campaign logo in the middle. Below this, is a three-column list of the contact information for various Virginia campaign offices in Arlington, Dumfries, Falls Church, Manassas, Richmond, and Southern Fairfax County. Below the addresses and phone numbers of these campaign offices, a small block of text reads [NUESTRA COMUNIDAD DESEMPAÑARÁ UN PAPEL CLAVE EN LAS ELECCIONES DE 2008, / POSIBLEMENTE LAS MÁS IMPORTANTES DE ESTA GENERACIÓN, PARA PARTICIPAR, VISITE / VA.BARACKOBAMA.COM, O LLAME AL 1-877-850-2008, O TEXTO VA A OBAMA (62262)].
Place collected
Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Title
Brochure from 2008 Obama Campaign
Topic
African American
Business
Communities
Economics
Families
Government
Health
Immigration
International affairs
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Politics
Suffrage
U.S. History, 2001-
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Collection title
Collection from the 2008 Obama Virginia Campaign Office
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
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
2011.93.42.2
Type
brochures
Restrictions & Rights
Photograph © Annie Liebovitz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (folded): 8 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (21.7 × 16.7 cm)
H x W (unfolded): 8 9/16 × 19 5/16 in. (21.7 × 49.1 cm)
Title
Title • Fe En El Sueño Americano
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.93.42.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FE EN EL SUEÑO AMERICANO
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
Name
Leibovitz, Annie • Obama, Malia • UnidosUS • Democratic Party • Obama for America • Obama, Sasha • Obama, Barack • Democratic Party of Virginia • Robinson Obama, Michelle LaVaughn
Place
United States • Falls Church • North and Central America • Fairfax County • Virginia
Topic
Economics • Emigration and immigration • Iraq War, 2003-2011 • Suffrage • Communities • Government • Health • Family • Politics • U.S. History, 2001- • International affairs • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Falls Church • County • Fairfax County • State • Virginia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Brochures
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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Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.