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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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Jigger measuring cup from Lyons Hall

Date
after 1907
Manufactured by
Cambridge Silver
Owned by
Louis Daniels Lyons, American, 1873 - 1944
Description
This a jigger shaped like a gavel.The jigger has narrow cup with two lines around the outside indicating the measurement of liquid. The cup has lip on left edge. On the left side of the cup at the top is etched text that reads "2oz." On the bottom of the cup is additional etched text in gothic-style font that read "Cambridge/ E. P. C./711." On the right side of the handle is a large, curved indentation to be used a bottle opener. The indentation is near the end of the handle. Above the indentation, in the middle of the handle are three small lines. The handle is attached to the center of the cup.
Place used
Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Business
Communities
Cooking and dining
Families
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Classification
Tools and Equipment
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.257.3
Type
jiggers (measuring devices)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
silver on copper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 13/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.1 × 15.4 × 4.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Jigger measuring cup from Lyons Hall
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.257.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
JIGGER MEASURING CUP FROM LYONS HALL
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1900s
Name
Cambridge Silver • Lyons, Louis Daniels
Place
United States • Texas • North and Central America • Austin
Topic
Cooking • Communities • Dinners and dining • Family • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Austin • State • Texas • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
jiggers (measuring devices)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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.