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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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Black tie worn by Tuskegee Airman Woodrow W. Crockett

Date
ca. 2007
Designed by
Oscar de la Renta, American, founded 1965
Owned by
Woodrow W. Crockett, American, 1918 - 2012
Subject of
Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., American
Description
Black necktie worn by Woodrow W. Crockett. The tie has a red tag on back that has white type reading, [Oscar de la Renta].
Topic
African American
Aeronautics
Clothing and dress
Military
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Crockett Living Trust dtd May 9, 2002
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.78.4.5
Type
neckties
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
cotton (textile) and polyester
Title
Object Name • Black tie worn by Tuskegee Airman Woodrow W. Crockett
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.78.4.5
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BLACK TIE WORN BY TUSKEGEE AIRMAN WOODROW W. CROCKETT
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s • 2000s • 1939-1945
Name
Tuskegee Airmen • Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. • Oscar de la Renta • Crockett, Woodrow W.
Topic
WW II • Tuskegee Airmen • Aeronautics • Clothing and dress • Military • World War, 1939-1945
Culture
African Americans
Type
Neckwear
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.

National Archives

Report on Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Date: 281643

This report was prepared for presentation at a medical society meeting. It provides a brief overview of the history of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

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National Archives

Memorandum Terminating the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Date: 650716

In this memorandum to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, Merlin K. Duval, Assistant Secretary for Health, announces his decision to terminate the Tuskegee Syphilis Study based on the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Advisory Panel.

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National Archives

Tuskegee Syphilis Study Material [Folder 2]

Date: 242782626
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National Archives

Tuskegee Syphilis Study Material [Folder 1] [2]

Date: 242782625
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YouTube

The Tuskegee Study

Date: 2020-02-07T14:15:10Z

In 1932 the United States Public Health Service commissioned a study on the effects of untreated syphilis. 600 poor black men ...

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Photographer Prentice Polk of Tuskegee Institute presents his photography work as Photographer James VanDerZee looks on at the Association For The Study of African American History and Culture workshop

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Black tie worn by Tuskegee Airman Woodrow W. Crockett

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Black leather belt worn by Tuskegee Airman Woodrow W. Crockett

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Pilot Training School: Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

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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

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.