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Image of Sam Smith,  Edwin Pratt, and others at press conference, January 24, 1969
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Sam Smith, Edwin Pratt, and others at press conference, January 24, 1969

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958.In January 1969, Councilman…
ID Number:2000.107.200.11.01
Date:1969
Image of Marion and Sam Smith taking phone pledges, July 19, 1971
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Marion and Sam Smith taking phone pledges, July 19, 1971

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.11.02
Date:1971
Image of Sam Smith campaigning at Pike Place Market, September 6, 1973
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Sam Smith campaigning at Pike Place Market, September 6, 1973

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.11.03
Date:1973
Image of Sam Smith listening to demonstrators, June 20, 1983
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Sam Smith listening to demonstrators, June 20, 1983

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.01
Date:1983
Image of Sam Smith with protesting City Light employees in council chambers, April 11, 1974
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Sam Smith with protesting City Light employees in council chambers, April 11, 1974

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.02
Date:1974
Image of Charles Royer and Sam Smith at mayoral debate, September 27, 1981
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Charles Royer and Sam Smith at mayoral debate, September 27, 1981

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.03
Date:1981
Image of Sam Smith in his office, October 13, 1981
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Sam Smith in his office, October 13, 1981

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.04
Date:1981
Image of Sam Smith during his mayoral campaign,  November 1980
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Sam Smith during his mayoral campaign, November 1980

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.05
Date:1980
Image of Sam Smith handing woman flier on school levy, April 4, 1977
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Sam Smith handing woman flier on school levy, April 4, 1977

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many committees and serving as Council President from 1974-1979 and 1986-1989. Smith also served in the Washington State Legislature for five terms, beginning with his election from the 37th district in 1958. He was born…
ID Number:2000.107.200.12.06
Date:1977
Image of Flo Ware, October 1974
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Flo Ware, October 1974

Florestine “Flo” Ware (1912-1981) was a tireless activist who fought for 30 years for the rights of children, the poor, and the aged, particularly in Seattle’s Black community. Within a few years after she moved to Seattle in 1946, Ware was agitating for improvements to Central Area public schools, for better healthcare for elderly people, and for employment opportunities for…
ID Number:2000.107.222.08.04
Date:1974
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