84 results for: Black/African American
Compact disc, "Grace Love & the True Loves," True Love Records, 2015
The True Love band came together in Seattle in early 2014, led by core members percussionist Ivan Galvez, guitarist Jimmy James, drummer David McGraw and bassist Bryant Moore. Grace Love joined soon after performing songs with classic 1960s soul. Grace Love & the True Loves became darlings of Seattle music until their breakup in 2016.
ID Number:2019.101.3
Date:2015
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
Small Louis Vuitton bag, used as makeup case, 1990s-2010s
This bag belonged to Louise McKinney (1930-2012), educator, community activist, arts patron, and wife of Reverend Samuel B. McKinney of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She used it to carry makeup and would transfer it between whichever larger handbag she was using that day.
ID Number:2019.105.13
Date:1990-2010
GMSS watch, ca. 1980s-1990s
This watch belonged to Louise McKinney (1930-2012) who was a part-owner of GMSS, a company which ran businesses at SeaTac Airport. In 1984 the FAA notified the Port of Seattle that SeaTac airport may not be in compliance with a federal rule that requires minorities and women to participate in business ownership at airports that receive federal funds. That year…
ID Number:2019.105.14
Date:Circa 1980-1990
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
Black jacket worn by Flossie Smith to 1961 event with Martin Luther King Jr.
This black jacket belonged to Flossie McFarlin Smith who wore it to an event with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he visited Seattle in 1961. Smith was a deaconess at Mount Zion Baptist church. The pastor of Mount Zion, Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney had been classmates with King at Morehouse College and was the one who invited him…
ID Number:2019.105.16
Date:1958-1961