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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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Paperweight commemorating the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building

Date
2002
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
Description
A laser engraved crystal piece commemorating the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building. The piece is crystal and rectangular with an etching on the interior. At the middle center are two silhouettes facing awey from each other with a rectangle of regative space with a an etched cone shape inside. [WELLINGTON E. WEBB / MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING] is etched on the face of the block at the top the etched into the back face of the bottom of the block reads [RIBBON CUTTING / SEPTEMBER 26, 2002]. All corners and edges are beveled.
WELLINGTON E. WEBB / MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING
Rectangle, glass paperweight with laser etched interior. In the middle of the glass column is a depiction of two (2) silhouettes, each facing out toward the sides. The silhouettes are identical heads with the left side depicting the PL side of the face and the right side depicting the PR side of the face. With the middle of the faces is a rectangle of negative space where a pendulum is centered. The pendulum is narrow at the bottom than at the top. With the block below the silhouettes is laser etched text [RIBBON CUTTING/SEPTEMBER 26, 2002]. On the front at the top, is etched text on the outside of the glass [WELLINGTON E. WEBB/MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING]. Each corner and edge is beveled.
Place depicted
Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Communities
Politics
Urban life
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.46.21
Type
commemoratives
paperweights
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 3/16 x 2 x 2 in. (8.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)
Title
Object Name • Paperweight commemorating the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.46.21
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PAPERWEIGHT COMMEMORATING THE WELLINGTON E. WEBB MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
Name
Webb, Wellington E.
Place
United States • Colorado • North and Central America • Denver
Topic
Communities • Politics • Urban life
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Denver • State • Colorado • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Paperweights • Commemoratives
Online Media Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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Frank Wess, 1974

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Wellington Webb: The Man, the Mayor, and the Making of Modern Denver

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Paperweight commemorating the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building

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Photographic print of migrant workers Stanford Parchment and Claudius Wellington

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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

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

The Greenwood District.