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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Music case used by Frank Derrick of the Cab Calloway band

Date
1970-1994
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Used by
Frank Derrick, American, born 1950
Owned by
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
Subject of
FedEx Corporation, American, founded 1971
British Airways, British, founded 1974
Continental Airlines, American, 1937 - 2012
Norwegian Cruise Line, American, founded 1966
UltrAir, American, 1992 - 1994
Caption
Frank Derrick, who used this case, toured as a drummer with Cab Calloway for ten years.
Description
An instrument case used by Frank Derrick and owned by Cab Calloway. The plasticized case is black matte, rectangular in shape, and has two, black nylon straps attached to each end of the case and reinforced with black metal studs. The case has a lid that is completely removable. The case itself also features a black, plastic, luggage handle attached to the long end of one side. Adhered above the handle is a Continental Airlines tag with fillable address lines printed below. The address lines are filled in with handwritten black text that includes a name and address for [FRANK DERRICK]. Also adhered near the handle is a white, adhesive, airline barcode label and below is the residue for another, peeled off adhesive label. Attached to the handle are two luggage tags: one for Norwegian Cruise Line with Cab Calloway’s name and address handwritten on the back, and the other, Ultra Air from JFK airport for flight number 122 and dated 1/9/93. Each edge of the case and lid is reinforced and held in place with metal studs. The top corners of the lid and the bottom corners of the case are also reinforced with metal. The nylon straps secure the lid to the base and have a metal buckles to adjust the straps. One of the straps has a metal piece on the end to guide through the buckles. The other strap has a frayed end. The straps are attached to the case with leather pieces held in place with metal studs. The interior of the case is plain. Adhered to the top of the lid is a white, plastic, pocket shipping label that has been partially torn off. Adhered above the shipping label is a white Federal Express economy shipping label with a white British Airways Security label plastered over it.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Band (Music)
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Dance
Jazz (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Musical Instruments
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2015.273.1.10ab
Type
cases (containers)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
plastic with cloth , leather , metal , nylon , string (fiber product) , paper (fiber product) and pressure-sensitive tape
Dimensions
H x W x D (Overall): 8 3/4 × 17 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (22.3 × 44.3 × 37.2 cm)
H x W x D (A2015.273.1.10a): 8 × 16 1/4 × 13 1/16 in. (20.3 × 41.2 × 33.2 cm)
H x W x D (A2015.273.1.10b): 7 9/16 × 17 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (19.2 × 44.3 × 37.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Music case used by Frank Derrick of the Cab Calloway band
Record ID
nmaahc_A2015.273.1.10ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
MUSIC CASE USED BY FRANK DERRICK OF THE CAB CALLOWAY BAND
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s • 1970s
Name
Derrick, Frank • UltrAir • Continental Airlines • FedEx Corporation • Calloway, Cab • British Airways • Norwegian Cruise Line
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Conductors (Musicians) • Composers (Musicians) • Dance • Band (Music) • Jazz (Music) • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Cases (containers)
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

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Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

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