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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 Truths They Never Taught You...

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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The Road to Liberation for the Negro People

Date
1937
Published by
Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
Subject of
A. W. Berry
William L. Patterson, American, 1891 - 1980
Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
Harry Haywood, American, 1898 - 1985
Henry Winston, American, 1911 - 1986
James W. Ford, American, 1893 - 1957
Williana Burroughs, American, 1882 - 1945
Louise Thompson Patterson, American, 1901 - 1999
Angelo Braxton Herndon, American, 1913 - 1997
William Taylor
Benjamin Careathers, American
Maude White
Manning R. Johnson, American, 1908 - 1959
Timothy Holmes
Richard B. Moore, Barbadian, 1893 - 1978
Merrill Work
Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
Description
A pamphlet titled: [The Road to Liberation for the Negro People]. The front cover consists of black print on yellowed paper. At top, there is a drawing of two men walking a path up a hill towards the sun. The title and a list of communist party leaders fills the rest of the cover. [1¢] is printed in the bottom right corner. The interior has fifteen pages of text and a tear away section to fill out and join the Communist Party. The back cover has a subscription form for the Daily Worker.
Topic
African American
Civil Rights
Mass media
Political organizations
Politics
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.55.24
Type
pamphlets
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18.5 x 13 cm)
Title
Title • The Road to Liberation for the Negro People
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.55.24
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE ROAD TO LIBERATION FOR THE NEGRO PEOPLE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1930s
Name
Herndon, Angelo Braxton • Careathers, Benjamin • Communist Party of the United States of America • Haywood, Harry • Burroughs, Williana • Ford, James W. • Patterson, Louise Thompson • Patterson, William L. • Taylor, William • Holmes, Timothy • Workers Library Publishers, Inc. • Moore, Richard B. • Berry, A. W. • Work, Merrill • Davis, Benjamin Jefferson • Johnson, Manning R. • White, Maude • Winston, Henry
Topic
Civil rights • Political organizations • Politics • Mass media
Culture
African Americans
Type
Pamphlets
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.