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Morehouse college sweater that belonged to Samuel B. McKinney, 1940s
Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018) 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. McKinney was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up Cleveland, Ohio. In 1949 he graduated from Morehouse College, a prestigious historically Black men’s liberal…
ID Number:2017.59.3
Date:1945-1949
Morehouse college football shirt owned by Samuel B. McKinney, 1940s
Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018) 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. McKinney was born in Flint, Michigan and grew up Cleveland, Ohio. In 1949 he graduated from Morehouse College, a prestigious historically Black men’s liberal…
ID Number:2017.59.4
Date:1945-1949
Dashiki and hat made by the Black People's Unity Movement of Camden, New Jersey, 1968-1969
This black and white dashiki and matching hat 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 visible public…
ID Number:2017.59.5
Date:Circa 1968-1969
Seahawks jacket owned by Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney, ca. 2012
This jacket was given to Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-2018) when he was honored during a Seahawks game. McKinney was a prominent civil rights leader and pastor of Seattle’s Mount Zion Baptist Church.
ID Number:2017.59.8
Date:Circa 2012
Jacket worn by Alex Haley while writing Roots, late 1960s-early 1970s
This jacket was a gift from Alex Haley to Lora-Ellen McKinney. Haley was a writer, most famous for writing Roots: The Saga of an American Family which was adapted into a television miniseries. McKinney is a writer from Seattle and daughter of civil rights leader and pastor Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney. They were both attending a wedding and got…
ID Number:2017.59.10
Date:Circa 1965-1975
Red, yellow, and black plaid pants, 1971
Seatle’s Lakeside School began as a boys-only institution in 1919, but in the fall of 1971 it became co-educational for the first time. Catherine A. "Willie" Pepper Milo wore this pair of bell-bottom plaid pants to her first day of 5th grade at Lakeside in 1971.
ID Number:2017.61.7
Date:1971
White and red church robe, worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 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:2017.66.2
Date:Circa 1980
African cloth robe and hat worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 1970s
As a civil rights leader and pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney was a leader within Seattle’s Black community and a visible public figure. He was conscious of the meaning behind his clothing and dressed to celebrate his identity. This ensemble, made of adinkra cloth from Ghana, combines a recognizably African textile with a classic…
ID Number:2017.66.4
Date:Circa 1970-1990
Black embroidered skull cap worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 1960s-2010s
This hat 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. The cap is a traditional style from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
ID Number:2017.66.5
Date:Circa 1960-2010
Black hat with sequins and feathers designed by Ethel Young, ca. 1950s-1960s
Ethel Young is sometimes referred to as the “dean of Seattle milliners.” She opened her business in 1934 and at one time employed 30 women.
ID Number:2017.69.1
Date:Circa 1950-1960