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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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BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

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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Ticket to a Tri-Benefit Performance of the Freedom Singers

Date
1963
Printed by
Unidentified
Subject of
The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Transportation for Childen, Inc., founded 1961
Bethesda Baptist Church, founded 1888
Description
Four (4) tickets to a Tri-Benefit Performance featuring the Freedom Singers of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. The concert was held January 31, 1963 at 4:00pm at the Bethesda Baptist Church in New Rochelle, NY. The tickets are printed in black ink on cream paper. The left side of each ticket is perforated so that the left one-third of the ticket could have been torn off when the ticket-holder attended the concert. .1 is ticket No. 188; .2 is ticket No. 937; .3 is ticket No. 1366; .4 is ticket No. 1374.
Place used
New Rochelle, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Associations and institutions
Baptist
Civil Rights
Religion
Singers (Musicians)
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur L. Pulley, Jr. Memorial Center for Creativity, Greenfield Park, NY
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.51.1-.4
Type
tickets
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
printing ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 2 x 6 in. (5.1 x 15.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Ticket to a Tri-Benefit Performance of the Freedom Singers
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.51.1-.4
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
TICKET TO A TRI-BENEFIT PERFORMANCE OF THE FREEDOM SINGERS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
The Freedom Singers • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee • Bethesda Baptist Church • Transportation for Childen, Inc.
Place
New York • United States • North and Central America • New Rochelle
Topic
Civil Rights • Religion • Associations and institutions • Civil rights • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
Baptists • African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Musical Crossroads
Geo Location
City • New Rochelle • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Tickets
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
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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Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis

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Pair of tickets for 1996 Summer Olympics gymnastics event owned by Carl Lewis

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Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis

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Ticket to a Tri-Benefit Performance of the Freedom Singers

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

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

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

Madam C.J. Walker