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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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Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand and Subordinate Temples, Daughters of IBPOE of the World

Date
1929
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
Description
Daughters of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World booklet titled "Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand and Subordinate Temples." Forty-nine (49) white pages bound with two (2) staples between a green paper cover. The cover features black text and a round emblem surrounded by an egg and dart patterned border. The emblem shows an image of an elk at the center with text around the circumference. It reads [DAUGHTERS OF I.B.P.O.E. OF THE WORLD / GRAND TEMPLE]. Text centered above the emblem reads [Constitution and By-Laws / OF THE / Grand and Subordinate Temples]. Text centered below the emblem reads [ADOPTED AUGUST, 1929]. The frontispiece features a headshot of Emma V. Kelley, Mother and Organizer of Daughters of Elks.
Topic
African American
Associations and institutions
Fraternal organizations
Women
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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
2013.46.17.8
Type
constitutions
pamphlets
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
Title
Title • Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand and Subordinate Temples, Daughters of IBPOE of the World
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.17.8
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NMAAHC
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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE GRAND AND SUBORDINATE TEMPLES, DAUGHTERS OF IBPOE OF THE WORLD
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1920s
Name
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World
Topic
Women • Fraternal organizations • Associations and institutions
Culture
African Americans
Type
Constitutions • Pamphlets
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
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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

Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker