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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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Book page with reproductions of Reconstruction-era prints

Date
ca. 1874 and 1876; printed later
Illustrated by
George Edward Perine, American, 1837 - 1885
Thomas Nast, American, 1840 - 1902
Subject of
Robert Brown Elliott, American, 1842 - 1884
Description
A page from an unidentified book with a black-and-white reproduction of an engraving of Robert B. Elliott by George E. Perine on one side. Dressed in a bowtie, white shirt, and dark jacket, Elliott is pictured from the chest up, gazing to his proper left. Directly below the portrait is: [Eng by Geo E Perine N.Y.]. Printed in black script is the signature: [Robt. B. Elliott] and printed below is: [HON. ROBERT B. ELLIOTT]. At the bottom left corner beneath the image is printed [Library of Congress].
The other side of the book page has a reproductions of the prints "The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States," by Currier and Ives (top) and "The Bloody Shirt Removed," a cartoon by Thomas Nast (bottom). The top print is a group portrait featuring: Robert C. De Large of South Carolina, Jefferson H. Long of Georgia, Senator H.R. Revels of Mississippi; Benjamin S. Turner, of Alabama, Josiah T. Walls of Florida, Joseph H. Rainy of South Carolina, and Robert Brown Elliott of South Carolina. The bottom political cartoon depicts Democratic presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden amidst African American victims of violence and quotations about reforms and a reference to the 1876 Massacre at Hamburg. At the bottom is the text: ["THE BLOODY SHIRT REMOVED" / Governor Tilden: "It is not I, but the Idea of Reform which I represent].
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Caricature and cartoons
Civil Rights
Freedom
Justice
Law
Men
Photography
Politics
Race riots
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Violence
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Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.160.152.3
Type
reprographic copies
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.5 × 14.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Book page with reproductions of Reconstruction-era prints
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.160.152.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BOOK PAGE WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF RECONSTRUCTION-ERA PRINTS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1870s
Name
Nast, Thomas • Perine, George Edward • Elliott, Robert Brown
Place
United States • North and Central America
Topic
Justice • Slavery • Law • Violence • Caricature and cartoons • Freedom • Photography • U.S. History, 1865-1921 • Men • Race riots • Civil rights • Politics • Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
reprographic copies
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Holy Bible Concordance: Scofield Reference Edition

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Infantry Drill Regulations: United States Army 1911

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

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