1183 results for: Black/African American
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, Seattle, July 1990
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.01
Date:1990
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Earl Debnam in front of Colman School, February 16, 1993
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2000.107.046.22.02
Date:1993
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Demonstrators protesting inquest verdict on Robert Baldwin's death, Seattle, July 12, 1984
On March 27, 1984, Robert Baldwin killed King County Police Officer Michael Raeburn with a sword when he was being served a notice evicting him from a Yesler Terrace apartment. After a 17-hour standoff, the emergency-response team stormed the unit. Baldwin died of 21 bullet wounds in his back. Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, the jury found the police…
ID Number:2000.107.047.32.03
Date:1984
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Maryamu Eltayeb protesting outside Federal Building against US invasion of Grenada, October 26, 1983
In October 1983, the United States invaded the nation of Grenada in the aftermath of a coup there. The invasion immediately provoked opposition in the US, with many demonstrators protesting against what they saw as another Vietnam War. Many who protested against the Grenada invasion were also active in movements to end US military intervention elsewhere, especially El Salvador. This…
ID Number:2000.107.047.32.04
Date:1983
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Central Area NAACP protest, September 7, 1986
Attorney Ross Baker, right, shouts his support for efforts to stop drug trafficking and prostitution in Seattle's Central Area. Baker was one of about 250 people who marched to Judkins Park for a rally sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Caption information source: The Seattle Times, September 8, 1986, page B4Caption information also derived…
ID Number:2000.107.047.35.02
Date:1986
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Tee Dennard of Black Arts/West, Seattle, February 21, 1980
Black Arts/West was Seattle’s first Black theatre and functioned as a three component program: theatre, dance, and an art gallery displaying the work of local and national artists. As a division of the Central Area Motivation Program, an anti-poverty agency, it was charged with getting young people involved and learning the necessary skills to survive and flourish in society.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.048.09.01
Date:1980
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Tee Dennard directing "The Playground," Seattle, July 18, 1990
In this image, artistic director Teotha "Tee" Dennard gives Toby Christian pointers during a rehearsal for "The Playground," a musical by Seattle playwright E. Shockley, about the tough choices many young people face over drugs, friendship, family, and their future. Mr. Christian and his 35 fellow performers participated in the production, to be performed for the public at Garfield High…
ID Number:2000.107.048.09.02
Date:1990
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Tee Dennard directing "The Playground," Seattle, July 18, 1990
This image of artistic director Teotha "Tee" Dennard was taken during a rehearsal for "The Playground," a musical by Seattle playwright E. Shockley, about the tough choices many young people face over drugs, friendship, family, and their future. The 36 performers, aged 9 to 19, participated in the production as part of a workshop through the city's summer youth employment…
ID Number:2000.107.048.09.03
Date:1990
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Thelma Dewitty, September 3, 1947
Thelma Dewitty (1912-1977) joined the faculty of Seattle Public Schools in September 1947, one of the first two Black teachers hired by the district. Dewitty previously taught in Texas for 14 years, but segregationist policies there prevented her from attending graduate school, and she moved to Seattle to study at the University of Washington. Dewitty was hired in 1947 to…
ID Number:2000.107.049.03.01
Date:1947
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Thelma Dewitty, March 22, 1972
Thelma Dewitty (1912-1977) joined the faculty of Seattle Public Schools in September 1947, one of the first two Black teachers hired by the district. Dewitty previously taught in Texas for 14 years, but segregationist policies there prevented her from attending graduate school, and she moved to Seattle to study at the University of Washington. Dewitty was hired in 1947 to…
ID Number:2000.107.049.03.02
Date:1972