q2K BHP
Black History Portal
THE BHP WIRE —
HIDDEN TRUTHS
GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS
What's New!
THE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
BHP HOME BEFORE AMERICA 1800–1936 1937–1957 1958–1980 1981–2000 2001–PRESENT

Explore Black History

Explore the people, places, events, achievements, struggles and stories that shaped our journey.

✊🏾

Civil Rights

Movements, leaders, victories and the continuing fight for equality.

⚙️

Black Inventors

Innovation, patents, science, technology and world-changing contributions.

🏆

Sports

Pioneers, champions, Negro Leagues, records, activism and excellence.

♟️

People

Meet the people whose lives, choices and achievements shaped the journey.

📍

Places

Black towns, communities, institutions and places where history happened.

📜

Events

Moments that changed communities, movements, institutions and the nation.

Enter a person, place, event, or topic.
MY'STORY

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.

MORE →
BLACK FACTS
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.

MORE →
BHP gathered finds from its connected research sources. Showing the 4 strongest Black History matches.
← BACK TO RESULTS
NMAAHC

Cabinet card of Second Lieutenant Charles Young, 9th Cavalry

Date
ca. 1895
Photograph by
F. S. Biddle, American British, born 1851
Written by
William Sanders Scarborough, American, 1852 - 1926
Subject of
Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922
9th Cavalry Regiment, American, founded 1866
United States Military Academy, American, founded 1802
9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, American, 1898 - 1899
Governor Asa S. Bushnell I, American, 1834 - 1904
Description
A black-and-white photograph mounted on a card of Second Lieutenant Charles Young, 9th Cavalry, United States Army. Young is depicted in bust pose with his head and torso turned slightly towards the left edge of the photograph. He has a serious expression on his face and is looking up and into the distance towards the left. Young is wearing an M-1895 Officer’s Undress Coat with U.S and 9th Cavalry collar insignia and second lieutenant shoulder straps. The rectangular shaped photograph is mounted on textured dark gray cardstock. Below the photograph is the imprint of the photographer, F.S. Biddle, printed in gold tone ink that reads [Biddle[underlined]] on the left, [34 E. MAIN ST. / XENIA, O.] on the right, and a graphic of an artist’s palette and brushes at the center with the text [BIDDLE / PHOTO / CO.] printed inside the palette graphic. The verso of the cabinet card is cream colored with a black ink inscription written by William Sanders Scarborough that reads [Lt. Chas. Young - / 9th Cav. - the third / Negro graduate from / West Point - Class ‘89 / He is now active[inserted above] Major of / 9th bat. O.V.I. / appointed by the / Gov.]. There are also small pencil inscriptions at the top left and right corners that read [PH.05-2659] on the left and [CMXYX-05] on the right.
Place captured
Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Buffalo Soldiers
Military
Photography
U.S. History, 1865-1921
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2023.78
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
albumen and silver with photographic paper a card mount
Dimensions
H x W x D (Sheet): 6 × 4 5/16 × 1/16 in. (15.3 × 10.9 × 0.2 cm)
H x W (Image): 4 × 3 in. (10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Cabinet card of Second Lieutenant Charles Young, 9th Cavalry
Record ID
nmaahc_2023.78
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
CABINET CARD OF SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES YOUNG, 9TH CAVALRY
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1890s
Name
Biddle, F. S. • 9th Cavalry Regiment • 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry • Young, Charles • United States Military Academy • Scarborough, William Sanders • Bushnell, Asa S.
Place
United States • North and Central America • Ohio • Greene County • Xenia
Topic
Photography • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Buffalo Soldiers • Military
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Xenia • County • Greene County • State • Ohio • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Portraits • Photographs
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

Media

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

No preview image
NMAAHC

Yellow ribbon for Knights of Pythias Xenia Lodge No. 56

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Cabinet card of Second Lieutenant Charles Young, 9th Cavalry

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
NMAAHC

Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
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.

MORE →
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.