770 results for: Activism
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Charlie Brydon and his dog sitting on steps outside his office, Seattle, June 23, 1993
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:2000.107.028.32.02
Date:1993
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Harriet Bullitt in boat on Hell's Canyon, May 28, 1993
The daughter of Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) and Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989), Harriet Overton Bullitt (1924-) is a descendant of wealthy Seattle pioneers and civic leaders. Harriet and her siblings have donated substantial amounts of money and time to the Bullitt Foundation, founded by Dorothy in 1952 with a mission to protect the natural environment of the Pacific Northwest, and…
ID Number:2000.107.029.03.01
Date:1993
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Hikers supporting the creation of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971
In 1885, Judge Thomas Burke, D.H. Gilman, and other investors raised funds to build the Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway. They hoped to connect Seattle by train to the eastern part of the U.S., but the initial route only reached the north end of Lake Washington. Later absorbed by the Northern Pacific the line was used primarily for a…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.01
Date:1971
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Crowd at rally at Matthews Beach Park about proposed Burke-Gilman Trail, Seattle, September 12, 1971
On a sunny Sunday, over a thousand people flooded Matthews Beach Park to support or oppose the creation of a new hiking/biking trail following the old Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway route. Hikers and bikers strongly favored the idea, but nearby property owners feared noise, litter, and vandalism. Some attendees carried signs. Local politicians and people from both sides…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.02
Date:1971
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Joe Kochanowski on his homemade bike at protest concerning the Burke-Gilman trail extension, Seattle, March 3, 1988
After the success of the initial stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail along Lake Washington, walkers, joggers, and bikers pressed for a western extension. Burlington Northern had just sold property that included several vacated stretches of rail, and the city was planning to buy these. While the Montana-based purchasers said they would not block the trail, not everyone was convinced. Members…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.04
Date:1988
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Demonstration outside Burlington Northern headquarters in favor of extending Burke-Gilman trail, Seattle, March 3, 1988
After the success of the initial stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail along Lake Washington, walkers, joggers, and bikers pressed for a western extension. Burlington Northern had just sold property that included several vacated stretches of rail, and the city had been planning to buy these. While the Montana-based purchasers said they would not block the trail, not everyone was convinced.…
ID Number:2000.107.029.17.05
Date:1988
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Bertha Pitts Campbell, Seattle, January 1981
Bertha Pitts Campbell (1889-1990) was a Seattle civil rights activist. She was born in Kansas and grew up in Colorado. During her studies at Howard University, Campbell founded the Delta Sigma Theta sorority with 21 other women. Delta Sigma Theta is a historically Black sorority and it advocates for civil rights, especially educational opportunities for Black people. Campbell moved to…
ID Number:2000.107.031.12.01
Date:1981
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Bertha Pitts Campbell sitting, Seattle, January 1981
Bertha Pitts Campbell (1889-1990) was a Seattle civil rights activist. She was born in Kansas and grew up in Colorado. During her studies at Howard University, Campbell founded the Delta Sigma Theta sorority with 21 other women. Delta Sigma Theta is a historically Black sorority and it advocates for civil rights, especially educational opportunities for Black people. Campbell moved to…
ID Number:2000.107.031.12.02
Date:1981
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Vivian Caver, Seattle, September 9, 1975
Vivian Caver (1928-2021) was a civil rights activist from Seattle. She was born in Tennessee and grew up in Washington. While a student at the University of Washington, Caver worked for the Seattle Urban League as it fought to integrate department store workforces in Seattle. In the 1960s, she set up race relations councils in white neighborhoods to make housing…
ID Number:2000.107.033.27.01
Date:1975
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Vivian Caver at press conference, Seattle, February 1980
Vivian Caver (1928-2021) was a civil rights activist from Seattle. She was born in Tennessee and grew up in Washington. While a student at the University of Washington, Caver worked for the Seattle Urban League as it fought to integrate department store workforces in Seattle. In the 1960s, she set up race relations councils in white neighborhoods to make housing…
ID Number:2000.107.033.27.02
Date:1980