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Sandbag fortification at Black Panther headquarters, Seattle, 1971
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Gary Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17 year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:2000.107.022.21.03
Date:1971
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Former Black Panther Party headquarters house, Seattle, 1973
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP) established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17-year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:2000.107.022.21.04
Date:1973
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Notice on former Black Panther party headquarters house, Seattle, 1973
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPP) established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17-year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:2000.107.022.21.05
Date:1973
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Juan Boanegra speaking at immigration rally on UW campus, Seattle, March 17, 1974
Juan Jose Bocanegra (b. 1949) was born in Mexico and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He moved to Seattle in 1971 to earn a graduate degree in social work from the University of Washington (UW), where he helped lead a successful campaign to diversify the UW School of Social work and create its multi-ethnic practice program. Mr. Bocanegra then began…
ID Number:2000.107.023.19.01
Date:1974
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Juan Bocanegra speaking at 34th District Democrats meeting, Seattle, July 12, 1989
Juan Jose Bocanegra (b. 1949) was born in Mexico and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He moved to Seattle in 1971 to earn a graduate degree in social work from the University of Washington (UW), where he helped lead a successful campaign to diversify the UW School of Social work and create its multi-ethnic practice program. Mr. Bocanegra then began…
ID Number:2000.107.023.19.02
Date:1989
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Activists at news conference, Seattle, October 22, 1968
On October 18, 1968, Seattle Mayor Dorm Braman made a speech to the University Rotary Club in which he suggested that three activist groups were conspiring to promote racial unrest and guerrilla warfare in the city. A few days later, representatives of the three organizations--the Peace and Freedom Party, the Black Panther Party and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)--held…
ID Number:2000.107.026.10.01
Date:1968
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Portrait of Maiselle Bridges, Seattle, February 28, 1986
Theresa "Maiselle" (Frank) Bridges (b. 1924) has spent a lifetime "seeking to improve the quality of life, health, and education for Indians, and manning the front line of the Indians' battle to ensure their living through treaty-secured fishing rights." A respected leader and member of the Puyallup Indian Tribe, Ms. Bridges was born near Olympia, Washington, and like many Indigenous…
ID Number:2000.107.026.32.03
Date:1986
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UW BSU president E.J. Brisker signing University agreement after protest, May 23, 1968
On May 20, 1968, University of Washington's Black Student Union (BSU) occupied the office of UW President Charles Odegaard for nearly 4 hours. The BSU's immediate goals were expanded Black recruitment, counseling and tutoring, and funding to expand the black studies program. BSU President E.J. Brisker emphasized that the organization wished to be taken seriously, and to meet with, and…
ID Number:2000.107.027.04.01
Date:1968
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UW Black Student Union students speaking to press, May 20, 1968
On May 20, 1968, University of Washington's Black Student Union (BSU) occupied the office of UW President Charles Odegaard for nearly 4 hours. The BSU's immediate goals were expanded black recruitment, counseling and tutoring, and funding to create a black studies program. BSU President E.J. Brisker emphasized that the organization wished to be taken seriously, and to meet with, and…
ID Number:2000.107.027.04.02
Date:1968
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Charlie Brydon speaking at debate on Initiative 13, Seattle, June 4, 1978
Charlie Brydon (1940-2021) was a longtime activist for LGBTQ rights. Born and raised in New Jersey, he moved to Seattle in 1974 after leaving the US Army. In the mid-1970s, Brydon co-founded the Dorian Group, an organization of LGBTQ professionals who gathered for public luncheons, often with city officials, to discuss ways to make Seattle more LGBTQ-friendly. The relationships built…
ID Number:2000.107.028.32.01
Date:1978