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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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Ebony Vol. XVIII No. 10

Date
August 1963
Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Photograph by
Win Muldrow, American
Subject of
Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965
Maria Cole, American, 1922 - 2012
Casey Cole, American, born 1961
Timolin Cole, American, born 1961
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Willie Howard Mays Jr., American, 1931 - 2024
Owned by
Clayton Sinclair, American
Hazel Sinclair, American
Created by
Ebony, American, founded 1945
Description
An Ebony magazine, August 1963, featuring the cover article, “The King Cole Twins,” Vol. XVIII No. 10. The front cover features a color photograph of Nat King Cole, his wife Maria Cole and his twin daughters, Casey and Timolin Cole standing in front of their home. Casey and Timolin are standing inside a large wicker picnic basket perched on a wooden cart with large spoked wheels. Nat King Cole stands next to the twins with his hands resting on the lid of the basket. He is wearing a gray jacket, white collared shirt and a thin black tie. His wife stands on his right side with her hands resting on the cart handle and basket. She is wearing a yellow dress suit over a cream blouse. The twins wear matching flower patterned, button down shirts. The Cole family are facing the viewer. In a small red banner, over the cart’s wheel, is the white cover line that reads [-Exclusive photos- / THE KING COLE / TWINS]. In the upper left corner is the publication mast head, a red banner with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY]. Above the mast head is white text that reads [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION 8[encircled]]. Additional bylines printed in white text to the right of the mast head read, [A LETTER FROM / BIRMINGHAM JAIL / By the Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr.] and [WILLIE MAY’S / NEW HOME]. In the lower left corner, in white text, is the publication date and price: [AUGUST 1963 / 35¢]. The back cover of the magazine features a full sized color advertisement for Salem cigarettes. There are one hundred and fourteen (114) interior pages with color and black-and-white images and text.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Topic
African American
Advertising
Baseball
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Black Press
Business
Civil Rights
Families
Journalism
Mass media
Segregation
Singers (Musicians)
Sports
Travel
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.12.53.1
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© Ebony Media Group LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13 7/16 × 10 3/16 × 3/16 in. (34.2 × 25.8 × 0.4 cm)
Title
Title • Ebony Vol. XVIII No. 10
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.12.53.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
EBONY VOL. XVIII NO. 10
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1960s
Name
King, Martin Luther • Mays, Willie Howard • Johnson Publishing Company • Cole, Casey • Sinclair, Clayton • Ebony • Sinclair, Hazel • Cole, Nat King • Cole, Timolin • Rock Rest Tourist Home • Cole, Maria • Muldrow, Win
Place
United States • Chicago • Maine • North and Central America • Illinois • Kittery • Cook County • York County
Topic
Description and travel • Black Press • Segregation • U.S. History, 1961-1969 • Black Enterprise • Baseball • Black interiors • Family • Journalism • Civil rights • Mass media • Singers (Musicians) • Advertising • Sports • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Kittery • County • York County • State • Maine • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Chicago • County • Cook County • State • Illinois
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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

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.