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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Red collared dress with pink lining

Date
1960s
Created by
Gunter Project 2, German, 1968 - 1979
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A red collared dress with pink lining. The body of the dress is made from three panels of red synthetic plain weave fabric - two for the front, and one for the back. A pointed collar, made from one panel and fabric is sewn to the top. The dress opens center front with six 1.125” wide red and white marbled plastic buttons that are sewn to the proper left of the dress. A single fabric covered snap is sewn to the very top proper left panel and the very bottom. The buttons correspond to six vertical buttonholes on the proper right. Each cap sleeve is made from one panel of fabric that’s sewn to itself at the inner arm. There are two large ovoid panels – one on each side- sewn into the waist area, cinching the waist. A single thread belt loop is sewn into each side. One panel of red synthetic plain weave fabric makes up the main body of the coat. There are two darts under the collar, on the shoulders – one on each side. Similarly to the front, there are two side ovoid panels, that cinch the back waist. Bright pink synthetic plain weave fabric lines the inside of the coat. At the interior neck is a cream-colored fabric label that reads [GUNTER / PROJECT 2] in black text.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
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Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2007.3.814
Type
dresses
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
synthetic plain weave, synthetic faille, plastic, and metal
Dimensions
Length (shoulder to hem): 38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)
Width (shoulder to shoulder): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Chest (full): 36 in. (91.4 cm)
Waist (full): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Red collared dress with pink lining
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.814
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
RED COLLARED DRESS WITH PINK LINING
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
Gunter Project 2 • Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Design • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Dresses (garments)
Online Media Type
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Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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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Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker