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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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Folder for The Committee For The Negro In The Arts, Art Workshop Folio

Date
1952
Designed by
Unidentified
Printed by
Committee for the Negro in the Arts, American, founded 1947
Owned by
Will Lee, American, 1908 - 1982
Description
Folio folder for The Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. The folio is constructed from tan cardboard that folds down the middle and has two short interior flap pockets to hold the folio contents. On the front cover is a stylized illustration of a woman’s head, depicted in three-quarters view. The woman is facing the spine of the folder. Her neck and the top of her shoulders are visible, and she has a slight smile on her face. Her hair is pulled up and back and the top of her head is covered with a horn shaped, basket woven crown. Her lips, nose, and cheekbone are highlighted with a swath of light tan. Printed in relief inside an ovular brown banner at the top left corner of the folder is the text [C.N.A.]. Brown text printed below the illustration of the women’s head reads [art workshop]. The word [FOLIO] is printed in dark brown in the bottom right corner, encircled in brown. The interior of the folder is plain tan as is the back side of the folder.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Africa
Art
Associations and institutions
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Portfolio/Series
Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio
Classification
Visual Arts
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
2023.117.2.1
Type
folders (containers)
screen prints
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 14 15/16 × 10 × 3/16 in. (38 × 25.4 × 0.4 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 14 15/16 × 22 7/16 × 1/16 in. (38 × 57 × 0.2 cm)
Title
Object Name • Folder for The Committee For The Negro In The Arts, Art Workshop Folio
Record ID
nmaahc_2023.117.2.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FOLDER FOR THE COMMITTEE FOR THE NEGRO IN THE ARTS, ART WORKSHOP FOLIO
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
Lee, Will • Committee for the Negro in the Arts
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Activism • Art • Associations and institutions
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
folders (containers) • Screen prints
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Asymmetrical pale mauve hat with fabric flowers and leaves

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Woman's black lace fan owned by members of the Ellis family

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Folder for The Committee For The Negro In The Arts, Art Workshop Folio

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Seek No Further March

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.