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Church robe made of Kente cloth, worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 1970s-1980s
This robe belonged to Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018), author and leading civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest Black churches in the Pacific Northwest, from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008. As a highly visible public figure, McKinney was conscious of…
ID Number:2019.105.1
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Black and white necktie worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, 1990s
This necktie belonged to Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018), author and leading civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest Black churches in the Pacific Northwest, from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008. This was one of several ties McKinney wore on first…
ID Number:2019.105.3
Date:Circa 1990
Gold and silver colored wristwatch, ca. 1980s-2010s
This watch belonged to Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-2018). McKinney was a prominent civil rights leader and pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church.
ID Number:2019.105.8
Date:Circa 1980-2010
White purse with needlepoint flower design, ca. 1940s
This purse belonged to Louise McKinney (1930-2012), educator, community activist, arts patron, and wife of Reverend Samuel B. McKinney of Mount Zion Baptist Church. The purse had originally belonged to her mother Laura Lee Stewart Jones of Cleveland, Ohio. McKinney (née Jones) graduated from Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve) University in 1952 and in 1953 met and married Samuel…
ID Number:2019.105.11
Date:Circa 1940
Decorative flower pin, ca. 1970s-2000s
This decorative flower pin belonged to Louise McKinney (1930-2012). McKinney was an educator, community activist, and wife of Reverend Samuel B. McKinney of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She had many large pins like this and would wear them as accents on the suits she wore to church.
ID Number:2019.105.15
Date:Circa 1970-2000
Mount Zion Baptist Church patch, ca. 1980s-2000s
Founded in 1890, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle is recognized as one of the oldest Black churches in the Pacific Northwest. In the year 2000 it was also the largest congregation. This patch is from the family of Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018) who was pastor at Mount Zion from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to…
ID Number:2019.105.RefPatch
Date:Circa 1980-2000