57 results for: Civil Rights
Campaign pin, "Jackson for President 1972"
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson (1912-1983) was aa US Representative (1941–1953) and US Senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. His platform ranged from higher military spending and cold war tactics to social welfare programs, civil rights, and labor unions. Jackson was born in Everett, Washington, to Norwegian immigrants, and graduated from the University of Washington School of Law. He ran…
ID Number:2018.51.4
Date:1972
Notes from a Seattle Womxn's March sign board entitled, "Why We March," January 21, 2017
The Seattle’s Womxn's March in 2017 was the largest political protest in the city’s history—over 150,000 people attended. The employees at the downtown Seattle Dahlia Lounge restaurant set out treats and drinks for the marchers along with this signboard to collect hundreds of submissions on "Why We March." The donor commented that, "Our city is very progressive and is on…
ID Number:2018.73.1
Date:2017
Notes from a Seattle Womxn's March sign board entitled, "How We Will Take Action," January 20, 2018
During the 2018 Seattle Womxn's March, the employees at the downtown Seattle Dahlia Lounge restaurant set out treats and drinks for the marchers along with this signboard to collect hundreds of submissions on "How We Will Take Action." The donor commented that, "Our city is very progressive and is on the cutting edge of politics, women's rights, homeless rights, diversity…
ID Number:2018.73.2
Date:2018
Button pin, "Rubye Huey Pang," ca. 1970
Rubye Pang (1929-2018) was leader of the community. Her accomplishments include: longtime Boeing employee, ordained priest, President of the Charismatic Anglican-Catholic Church in Wshington, President of Church Women United, member of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, strong supporter of Women in Black for peace and justice, minister to prisoners and immigration detainees, and a helper of any in need.
ID Number:2019.40.7
Date:Circa 1970
Campaign button, "Walt Crowley City Council," 1977
Walter Crowley (1947-2007) was a Seattle public figure and political celebrity. Deeply involved in the social and political movements of the 1960s, he later became known for his work as a local historian. He ran unsuccessfully for Seattle City Council in 1977.
ID Number:2019.40.8
Date:Circa 1970
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
Chinese takeout-style purse, 1998-2010
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.
ID Number:2019.105.12
Date:Circa 1998-2010