513 results for: Protests and Demonstrations
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Gay schoolteachers wearing masks at parade, June 28, 1986
In this image, Seattle schoolteachers participating in the Gay Freedom Day parade through the Capitol Hill neighborhood hold a banner reading "Teachers with Pride Still Have to Hide," and wear masks to protest the discrimination they have felt. An estimated 10,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.05
Date:1986
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Gay couple in Pride parade, Seattle, June 28, 1992
In this image, Steve Reiswig, left, and Ron Clouse, both of Generic Leather Products of Washington, gather with their dogs, Willy and Jake, in downtown Seattle for the 1992 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade/March and Freedom Rally. An estimated 40,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.06
Date:1992
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ACT UP activists blocking the door to Mayor Norm Rice's office, Seattle, September 14, 1990
ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) is a grassroots political activist group founded in New York in 1987 to advocate for immediate and meaningful action to fight the AIDS crisis and end homophobia. The organization's tactics include the use of direct action, such as protest and civil disobedience, advocacy, and work to change legislation and public policy. The Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.10
Date:1990
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Larry Gossett and Roberto Maestas at City Council meeting, Seattle, November 10, 1972
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young black radicals. In 1967 he was active in the Seattle chapter of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett served as executive director of CAMP,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.01
Date:1972
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Larry Gossett commemorating Attica prison riot, Seattle, September 9, 1974
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.03
Date:1974
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Larry Gossett talking with protesters, Seattle, August 8, 1968
In August 1968, some 100 demonstrators rallied outside Seattle’s Public Safety Building to protest the recent arrest and larceny charge of Black Panther Party captain Aaron Dixon. The protesters were mostly white and represented a variety of activist groups. They wanted to storm the office of Prosecutor Charles O. Carroll but were convinced to send in six representatives instead. While…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.04
Date:1968
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-stadium demonstration, Seattle, February 3, 1975
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.05
Date:1975
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Larry Gossett speaking at anti-police violence demonstration, Seattle, April 20, 1971
Larry Gossett (1945-) was born and raised in Seattle, and by the late 1960s was one of Seattle’s best known young Black radicals. In 1967 he was active in Seattle’s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and in 1968 he co-founded the University of Washington Black Student Union (UW BSU). Gossett developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice,…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.07
Date:1971
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Dick Gregory on Nisqually River, March 1, 1966
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-2017) was an American comedian and civil rights activist who helped call attention to Washington State laws restricting Native American rights. The "fish wars" as they were known at the time, led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In this image Dick Gregory, foreground, sits…
ID Number:2000.107.095.30.02
Date:1966
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Herman K. Johns Jr. and Billy Frank Jr. lower U.S. flag at protest fishing site, Frank's Landing, Nisqually River, January 21, 1964
In the 1960s, Native Americans and their supporters began protesting Washington State laws restricting Native American fishing rights that had been granted in a series of treaties with the United States between 1854 and 1855. The Survival of the American Indian Society (SAIA), the NAACP, and the National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), coordinated a series of protests and demonstrations over…
ID Number:2000.107.096.01.01
Date:1964