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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

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Straw hat with brown ribbon

Date
ca. 1960
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A tan blocked woven straw hat with brown ribbon (a). The hat is made of two separate pieces of woven straw, one is used for the crown and the other for the main body. The hat’s crown is short and rounded. The crown of the hat is machine stitched to the main body of the hat. These stitches are concealed by a brown rayon petersham ribbon hat band. The hat band is hand stitched to the base of the crown. The edges of the hat band meet in the center back of the hat and extend two inches. The edge of the brim is upturned along the front and sides of the hat. The brim is asymmetrical as it tilts upwards at proper right side and tilts downwards at the proper left. At the interior of the hat there is a rayon ribbon sweat band attached with straight hand stitches. The hat has a paired hat pin made of metal with a fake pearl edge (b).
Cataloging Notes
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Millinery
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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
2007.3.398ab
Type
straight pins
hats
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
a. straw, rayon petersham ribbon, and metal
b. metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D (a. hat): 3 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 10 in. (8.3 × 23.5 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (b. pin): 2 × 1/4 in. (5.1 × 0.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Straw hat with brown ribbon
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.398ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
STRAW HAT WITH BROWN RIBBON
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s • 1950s
Name
Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Millinery • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
straight pins • Hats
Online Media Type
Images
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 became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.