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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club

Date
ca. 1942
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
Description
A photograph folder from the Ubangi Club. The folder holds a sepia toned photograph (2013.46.25.66.1). The front of the folder features red and blue text and design. There are red and blue stripes running across the top and the bottom of the front cover of the folder. Small red American flags arranged in a "V" shape separates the cover into three sections. Inside the “V” shape is text in varying fonts that reads, [Souvenir From / UBANGI / CLUB / 1678 BROADWAY / NEW YORK / CIrcle 6-4959]. The blue text in the left section reads, [A COMPLETELY / NEW EXTRAVAGANZA / A GALAXY of STAR ACTS]. The blue text in the right section reads [DINNER / SHOW at 8 / SUPPER / SHOW at 12 / FUN / SHOW at 2]. Five (5) blue stars are scattered throughout. The photograph is housed on the right, interior page of the folder, in a paper frame. The left interior page is blank. The back of the folder is blank.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Dance
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Photography
Theatre
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Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.66.2
Type
folders (containers)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 6 9/16 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (16.7 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 6 9/16 × 17 × 1/16 in. (16.7 × 43.2 × 0.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.25.66.2
Museum
NMAAHC
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PHOTOGRAPH FOLDER FROM THE UBANGI CLUB
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s
Name
Ubangi Club
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Nightlife • Photography • Theatre • Dance • Jazz (Music)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
folders (containers)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club

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Photograph of Al Moore and Dennie reading Show-Down magazine at the Ubangi Club

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Photograph of two men and a woman taken at the Ubangi Club

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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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.