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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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Schedule of the Estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston.

Date
August 28, 1847
Written by
Thomas L. Preston, American
Subject of
Sarah Buchanan Cambell Preston, American, 1778 - 1846
Charles H. C. Preston, American
Maria T. C. Preston, American
John M. Preston, American, 1838 - 1928
John M. Preston, American, 1788 - 1861
John S. Preston, American, 1809 - 1881
William C. Preston, American
Sally B. Floyd, American, born 1812
Margaret B. F. Hampton, American, born 1818
Susanna S. McDowell, American, born 1834
A. Sophonisba Breckenridge, American
E. H. Carrington, American
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Description
A printed document outlining the division of the estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston of Abingdon, Virginia. The document consists of printed black ink on a single sheet of off-white paper, bi-folded to make four pages. The main page is titled [Schedule of the Estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston.] at the top and divides the estate into two separate sections: [REAL ESTATE.], [PERSONAL ESTATE.], with the property items listed on the left and the inheritor(s) on the right. The personal estate has been further subdivided into [NEGROES.] and [HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY]. Within the "Negroes" section are twenty-nine (29) enslaved persons divided into six groupings by the person to inherit them from Preston. To T.L. Preston: [Jim Wallace, Jody, John Black, Allen, Cyrus Gannaway]; to M.B.F. Hampton: [Patience, John, Tom]; to John S. Preston: [Henry Spot, Polly, William]; to Wm. C. Preston: [Cook Lewis, Isaac, Alfred, Jim Reagan]; to S.C. Preston: [Barney, Old Phebe, Mahain, Little Phebe]; and [Willis, Charles Campbell, Old Henry, Speaker Ned, Ambrose, Spencer, old Charles, old Tom, Mary, Fanny] are noted as [Not devised, and falling therefore into residuary fund - left to sons.].
On the opposite side of the sheet is a page with a letter regarding the [foregoing Schedule exhibits the estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston, as devised by her will] and notes terms and valuations of the property "the Saltworks." It is dated [ABINGDON, VA., AUG. 28, 1847] at the top right and signed by [L. Preston Exc.] at the bottom right.
The final page with text has handwriting in landscape orientation reading [Co. W. C. Preston / Glenn Spring / SC]. Next to "Glenn Spring" is "Columbia," with a strikethrough. In a different hand at top left center, [Schedule of / my mother's property]. There are two round postmarks, one in faded brown ink for Abingdon, Virginia dated [AUG 31] and another in red ink for Columbia, South Carolina dated [11 SEP].
Place made
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
American South
Finance
Slavery
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Collection title
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Manuscripts
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.158.13
Type
estate records
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Title
Title • Schedule of the Estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston.
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.158.13
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
SCHEDULE OF THE ESTATE OF MRS. SARAH B. PRESTON.
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1840s
Name
Preston, Maria T. C. • Preston, John S. • Preston, William C. • Hampton, Margaret B. F. • Floyd, Sally B. • McDowell, Susanna S. • Preston, Charles H. C. • Preston, John M. • Carrington, E. H. • Preston, Sarah Buchanan Cambell • Preston, Thomas L. • Breckenridge, A. Sophonisba
Place
United States • North and Central America • Abingdon • Virginia • Washington County
Topic
Slavery • American South • Finance
Culture
African Americans
Exhibition
NMAAHC • Slavery and Freedom
Geo Location
City • Abingdon • County • Washington County • State • Virginia • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
estate records
On Physical Exhibit
Yes
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Schedule of the Estate of Mrs. Sarah B. Preston.

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Photograph of Preston Bond

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Carte-de-visite of Preston Taylor as a drummer with the 116th USCT

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Eulogy for Jake Turner written by Preston H. Turner

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.