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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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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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The Crisis, Vol. 13, No. 5

Date
March 1917
Edited by
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Subject of
The Crisis, American, founded 1910
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870
Photograph by
Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904
Written by
Angelina Weld Grimké, American, 1880 - 1958
Effie Lee Newsome, American, 1885 - 1979
Illustrated by
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American, 1880 - 1966
Louise R. Latimer, American
Description
March 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
The cover is printed in red ink. The front features a multi-paneled line drawing of trees, signed [LRLATIMER] in the bottom left. In the center of the panels is a hand-lettered quote [To sin by silence / when we should / protest / makes cowards / out of men. / The human race / has climbed / on / protest. / Wilcox]. Across the top is [THE CRISIS] and across the bottom is [MARCH 1911]. The back cover has a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER DESIGN. By Louise Latimer / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. Photograph by Scurlock / MEN OF THE MONTH / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / CARTOON.]; [ARTICLES] listed as [O SEA, THAT KNOWEST THY STRENGTH. A Poem. By Mary Effie Lee / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. By J.C. Wright / TO THE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL. A Sonnet. By Angelina Weld Grimké / HEROES OF DEATH / THE HEGIRA. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson]; and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE LOOKING GLASS / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial department includes sections titled "Civilization in the South," "Haiti," "England and the Negro," and "The Tuskegee Resolutions," among others. The NAACP news section includes a report on the Anti-Lynching Campaign. Throughout are advertisements, announcements, photographs, and illustrations.
There are approximately 50 pages.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
England, Europe
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Advertising
American South
Associations and institutions
Black Press
Business
Civil Rights
Education
International affairs
Literature
Lynching
Mass media
Poetry
Race relations
Social life and customs
Social reform
U.S. History, 1865-1921
World War I
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Anti-Lynching Movement
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
2015.97.15.1
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)
H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
Title
Title • The Crisis, Vol. 13, No. 5
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.15.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE CRISIS, VOL. 13, NO. 5
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1910s • 1914-1918
Name
The Crisis • Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.) • Johnson, Georgia Douglas • Latimer, Louise R. • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) • Grimké, Angelina Weld • Newsome, Effie Lee • Dunbar High School
Place
New York City • Haiti • District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Europe • England • Caribbean • Washington • Latin America
Topic
WW I • Literature • World War, 1914-1918 • Black Press • Social reform • International affairs • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Anti-Lynching Movement • American South • Education • Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement) • Lynching • Associations and institutions • Civil rights • Poetry • Mass media • Society • Advertising • Race relations • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • Country • Haiti • Subregion • Caribbean • Region • Latin America • Country • England • Continent • Europe • City • Washington • State • District of Columbia
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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 Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.