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Image of Men in makeshift dormitory in occupied Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972
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Men in makeshift dormitory in occupied Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.02
Date:1972
Image of Alfonso Simiano in classroom during occupation of Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972
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Alfonso Simiano in classroom during occupation of Beacon Hill School, October 18, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.03
Date:1972
Image of Councilman John Miller speaking to group occupying Beacon Hill School, October 12, 1972
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Councilman John Miller speaking to group occupying Beacon Hill School, October 12, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.04
Date:1972
Image of Group in classroom at occupied Beacon Hill School, October 11, 1972
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Group in classroom at occupied Beacon Hill School, October 11, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.05
Date:1972
Image of Roberto Maestas and Celia Cantri during occupation of Beacon Hill School, October 1972
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Roberto Maestas and Celia Cantri during occupation of Beacon Hill School, October 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.06
Date:1972
Image of Protesters taking over City Council meeting, November 10, 1972
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Protesters taking over City Council meeting, November 10, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.07
Date:1972
Image of Protesters outside Beacon Hill School, October 11, 1972
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Protesters outside Beacon Hill School, October 11, 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.08
Date:1972
Image of Sit-in at Mayor's office, April 5, 1973
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Sit-in at Mayor's office, April 5, 1973

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.09
Date:1973
Image of Chicano demonstration at Seattle Central Community College, October 12, 1976
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Chicano demonstration at Seattle Central Community College, October 12, 1976

On October 12, 1976, a group of Chicano students at Seattle Central Community College protested the college's failure to provide bilingual programs or counseling, citing that as the cause for the drop in Chicano enrollment. The students demanded the hiring of a full-time bilingual Chicano counselor, more Chicano administrators, faculty and staff, and a recruitment program to attract more Chicano…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.12
Date:1976
Image of Keo Capastany and Robert Gogerty at Mayor's office sit-in, April 5, 1973
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Keo Capastany and Robert Gogerty at Mayor's office sit-in, April 5, 1973

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.13
Date:1973
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