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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 Teachings of W.D. Muhammad, Book 1, Elementary Level

Date
1976
Published by
Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
Subject of
Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, American, 1933 - 2008
Description
Two copies of Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level.
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level (2015.133.4.1) is a green hardbound workbook with gold embossing on the front. The front cover has a thin border enclosing a graphic and text. The graphic, centered at the top third of the cover, is an outline of the head of a faceless man, with one hand near his proper right ear and one hand at the chin with the index finger pointed upward. Across the top of the face is an open book with Arabic text on the pages. Behind the book is the illustration of half of a sun. Below the graphic, in the lower two-thirds of the cover, is text [The / Teachings / of / W.D. Muhammad / Book I / Elementary Level].
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level (2015.133.4.2) is a yellow paperback booklet with green text and a green graphic on the front. The front cover has a thin border enclosing a graphic and text. The graphic, centered at the top third of the cover, is an outline of a head of a faceless man, with one hand near his proper right ear and one hand at the chin with the index finger pointed upward. Across the top of the face is an open book with Arabic text on the pages. Behind the book is the illustration of half of a sun. Below the graphic, in the lower two-thirds of the cover, is text [The / Teachings / of / W.D. Muhammad / Book I / ELEMENTARY LEVEL / ANSWER BOOK].
Topic
African American
Education
Islam
Literature
Religion
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laila Muhammad, Daughter of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.133.4.1-.2
Type
books
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (book): 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 × 7/16 in. (28.7 × 21.7 × 1.1 cm)
H x W (booklet): 11 × 8 5/16 in. (27.9 × 21.1 cm)
Title
Title • The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad, Book 1, Elementary Level
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.133.4.1-.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE TEACHINGS OF W.D. MUHAMMAD, BOOK 1, ELEMENTARY LEVEL
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2 • Mohammed, Warith Deen
Topic
Literature • Education • Religion
Culture
Muslims • African Americans
Type
Books
Online Media Type
Images
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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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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Which heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.