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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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Brown bowler with hat band

Date
1970s
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A brown wool felt bowler with a hat band. The body of the hat is made of brown wool felt. The top of the crown is rounded and tapers straight downwards. Hidden paper stiffener is placed on the bottom two thirds of the crown. There is a brown rayon petersham ribbon hat band that is adhered to the base of the crown. A bow is placed along the hat band at the proper left side. The edge of the hat's brim is upturned and finished with brown rayon ribbon. The interior of the hat is lined with a golden colored synthetic satin. There is a sweatband made of black synthetic silk satin that is adhered to the interior at the base of the crown. Buckram is placed behind the sweatband. The inside of the hat is stamped with a label at the top of the crown that reads [QUALITÉ SUPÉRIEURS, Lucienda Brafant et Frére, MARQUEE DEPOSEE, CHAPELLERIE EXCLUSIVE, PARIS PLUS HAUTES DISTINCTIONS]. There is a paper tag on the outside of the hat attached at the edge of the bow on the hatband that reads [THANK YOU! "WE KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW HAT."] on one side. On the other side [160 AMISH] is stamped in blue ink and 500 and 1000 are written in blue ink.
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
2007.3.563
Type
derbies (hats)
hats
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
wool felt, petersham rayon ribbon, synthetic silk satin, buckram, paper, and adhesive
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 5 1/2 × 11 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (14 × 28.6 × 31.8 × 55.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Brown bowler with hat band
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.563
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BROWN BOWLER WITH HAT BAND
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Millinery • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
Hats
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.