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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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Black tuxedo jacket by FUBU

Date
1992-2007
Created by
FUBU, founded 1992
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Description
A black tuxedo jacket designed by FUBU (a). The jacket is made from black worsted wool, it is single-breasted with a notched lapel trimmed in black satin. The back of the collar is faced with wool felt. One buttonhole is placed on the proper left lapel. Padding is placed at both shoulders likely made of wool or cotton. The jacket closes at the center front with four black plastic buttons that are concave on the surface and have the text [FUBU] engraved and infilled with white repeating around the rim. There is one welt breast pocket at the proper left side and two diagonal welted pockets with self-fabric flaps at waist level. There are two darts at the front of the jacket each ending at the side pockets. The sleeves are straight and without cuffs. The jacket is fully lined in a black woven stripe synthetic fabric. Two welted breast pockets are sewn on the interior. The pocket on the proper left is larger and closes with two buttons. A black fabric label is machine stitched to the pocket and has white woven text reading [Formal / SPECIALISTS, LTD.] above a bowtie and the company's phone number. Beneath it is a barcode label for Formal Specialist Ltd. The pocket at the proper right closes with a button and has a white fabric label with black woven text reading [Fubu / THE COLLECTION] above three stripes. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back of the collar that reads [Fubu / THE COLLECTION]. The jacket has a multicolored detached tag made of paper with a metal attachment (b). The front of the tag has an image of four people and reads [platinumfubu] on both sides.
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
Black Enterprise
Clothing and dress
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
2007.3.50.1ab
Type
suits
tuxedoes
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
a: worsted wool, synthetic satin, plastic, and felt
b: paper and metal
Dimensions
H x W (a. jacket): 38 × 19 1/4 in. (96.5 × 48.9 cm)
H x W (b. tag): 3 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (9.5 × 3.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Black tuxedo jacket by FUBU
Record ID
nmaahc_2007.3.50.1ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BLACK TUXEDO JACKET BY FUBU
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s • 1990s
Name
FUBU • Black Fashion Museum
Topic
Design • Black Enterprise • Clothing and dress • Fashion
Culture
African Americans
Type
tuxedoes • Suits (main garments)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.