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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...

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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BHP gathered finds from its connected research sources. Showing the 9 strongest Black History matches.
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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YouTube

The unknowns about the Tuskegee syphilis study

Date: 2016-08-25T17:57:46Z

The reporter who helped end the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study discusses what we may never know about the study's origin or ...

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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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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.