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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Chisholm, Shirley

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RN-SMOF • 1 • 1969 • 20 • 1969-01-20 • 2 • collection • 8 • 1974 • 9 • 1974-08-09 • White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration) • 595290 • 1969 • 1969-01-01 • 1 • series • Most Recent • President (1969-1974 : Nixon). White House Central Files. 1/20/1969-8/9/1974 • 8 • 1974 • 9 • 1974-08-09 • organization • 1 • 1969 • 20 • 1969-01-20 • 10448299 • 1974 • 1974-12-31 • William E. Timmons's Files • 3668100
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Chisholm, Shirley
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Yorba Linda • 714-983-9120 • 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard • 92886 • Richard Nixon Library • CA • 714-983-9111 • nixonreference@nara.gov • Loose Sheets • Paper • 171 • Preservation-Reproduction-Reference
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Shirley Chisholm: A Groundbreaking Legacy | Biography

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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, and in 1972 she was the first Black major party ...

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Photograph of President William J. Clinton Greeting Shirley Chisholm, Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica

Date: 2842929

This item is a photograph of President William J. Clinton greeting Shirley Chisholm, Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica, in the Oval Office of the White House. The image was photographed by Robert McNeely.

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Credentials of Representative Shirley Chisholm and Others of New York

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Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm

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Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President

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Pamphlet for Shirley Chisholm's presidential campaign

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Chisholm, Shirley - Bicentennial Speech, June 19, 1976

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Chisholm, Shirley

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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

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.