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Image of Pro-choice supporters outside Dominoes Pizza, Seattle, October 19, 1989
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Pro-choice supporters outside Dominoes Pizza, Seattle, October 19, 1989

In this image demonstrators march outside the Domino's Pizza on University Way to protest the corporate sponsorship of anti-abortion causes. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.05
Date:1989
Image of Radical Women rally outside the Federal Courthouse, Seattle, July 3, 1989
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Radical Women rally outside the Federal Courthouse, Seattle, July 3, 1989

This image shows some of the approximately 150 demonstrators gathered in front of the Federal Courthouse in a rally sponsored by Radical Women protesting the Supreme Court's decision to allow states to determine if public funding can or cannot pay for abortions. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.06
Date:1989
Image of Pro-choice supporters outside Faith Tabernacle, Kent, April 9, 1989
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Pro-choice supporters outside Faith Tabernacle, Kent, April 9, 1989

In this image two supporters of NOW (National Organization for Women) take their abortion-rights message to Faith Tabernacle in Kent. In Seattle on the same day demonstrators marched at St. James Cathedral. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.07
Date:1989
Image of Pro-choice supporters outside the Crisis Pregency Center, Seattle, January 22, 1988
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Pro-choice supporters outside the Crisis Pregency Center, Seattle, January 22, 1988

In this image, pro-choice supporters express their views in front of the Crisis Pregency Center at 3229 NE 125th Street in Lake City. The demonstrators accused the clinic of scaring women away from having abortions. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.08
Date:1988
Image of Supporters of Initiative 471 demonstrating outside Capitol, Olympia, January 18, 1985
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Supporters of Initiative 471 demonstrating outside Capitol, Olympia, January 18, 1985

In this image Initiative 471 supporters bow their heads in prayer on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia. About 3,700 demonstrators came to show support for the measure, which would repeal state funding of abortions. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.09
Date:1985
Image of Anti-abortion demonstration on Fifth Avenue, Seattle, May 30, 1985
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Anti-abortion demonstration on Fifth Avenue, Seattle, May 30, 1985

On May 30, 1985, a coalition of Seattle religious groups walked from the Seattle Center to the Federal Courthouse in a "Memorial March for the Unborn.'' In this image, anti-abortion demonstrators march down Fifth Avenue towards the Federal Courthouse. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.001.16.10
Date:1985
Image of Reginald Alleyne and John Adams at CORE housing rally, Seattle, October 20, 1963
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Reginald Alleyne and John Adams at CORE housing rally, Seattle, October 20, 1963

In this image Rev. Dr. John Adams stands behind Reginald Alleyne, president of the Seattle unit of CORE, at a housing rally. Bishop John Hurst Adams (1927-), lived in Seattle from 1962-1968, serving as pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal (AME), and as a key spokesperson for the African American movement for civil rights. Reginald H. Alleyne (1932–2004) played a role…
ID Number:2000.107.006.25.01
Date:1963
Image of Reginald Alleyne speaking to crowd at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 15, 1963
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Reginald Alleyne speaking to crowd at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 15, 1963

In this image Reginald Alleyne, president of the Seattle unit of CORE, speaks to the crowd at Westlake Mall during a demonstration. Reginald H. Alleyne (1932–2004) played a role in the founding of Seattle's chapter of CORE. At the time, he was working in the office of the State of Washington's attorney general, he later was a Professor of Law,…
ID Number:2000.107.006.25.02
Date:1963
Image of Ye Kuo Rong holding sign protesting China's human rights record prior to APEC conference, Seattle, November 19, 1993
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Ye Kuo Rong holding sign protesting China's human rights record prior to APEC conference, Seattle, November 19, 1993

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.009.35.02
Date:1993
Image of Duane Glaesman being stopped by police officer during protest, November 18, 1993
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Duane Glaesman being stopped by police officer during protest, November 18, 1993

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference (APEC) was founded in 1989 as an informal dialog group with limited participation by ministers and cabinet-level officials in the Asian-Pacific region, and rose to world prominence in Seattle in 1993 when President Clinton endorsed the organization and used it for what is now an annual summit meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders. The group…
ID Number:2000.107.009.35.04
Date:1993
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