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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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Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

Date
October 20, 1944
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
Description
1944 college football program for the all-Black teams from Wilberforce and Tuskegee at the University of Detroit Stadium. The program is red and green with a graphic of a football player mid-run with a football in his left hand plowing his way through an oversized football with a stadium full of spectators in the background. There is a two inch tear through the "I" of Wilberforce at the top right side of the program.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place used
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Athletes
Education
Football
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Sports
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
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
2012.31.5
Type
souvenir programs
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.31.5
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PROGRAM FOR A COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN WILBERFORCE AND TUSKEGEE, 1944
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1940s
Name
Wilberforce University • Tuskegee Institute • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Place
Detroit • United States • North and Central America • Wayne County • Michigan
Topic
Education • HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) • Athletes • Football • Sports
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Geo Location
City • Detroit • County • Wayne County • State • Michigan • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Souvenir programs
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Electronic resource • Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Pennant for Wilberforce University

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Honorary Degree from Wilberforce University awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

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Pennant for Wilberforce University football

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Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

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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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