357 results for: Discrimination
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Neighborhood houses, Seattle, circa 1955
Al Smith took many photographs in Seattle’s Central District, located between the downtown business district and out along East Madison. Housing discrimination and restrictive real estate covenants meant that this was one of the few areas where African Americans could live. Much of the neighborhood was made up of small older brick or frame houses. Here, two Central Area residents…
ID Number:2014.49.011.019.0090
Date:Circa 1955
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Ola Browning speaking at fashion show, Seattle, circa 1953
In the 1950s, Seattle community and civil rights leader Ola Browning served on the Washington State Board Against Discrimination, and in 1959 brought Washington's first wrongful discrimination case. Here, Ola Browning speaks at a podium at a Seattle fashion show, with a jazz band visible behind her. Judging by the name "Bumps" on the stands, this may be Bumps Blackwell's…
ID Number:2014.49.014.017.0027
Date:Circa 1953
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Sorting room in the Broadway Station, U.S. Post Office, Seattle, circa 1950
In the mid-1950s, Al Smith began working as a mail carrier at the Post Office and stayed for 25 years. He was proud of his work there and appreciated the post office job for its security, fair wages, and relative lack of discrimination. The job afforded him both a middle-class lifestyle and an opportunity to pursue his avocation of photography.…
ID Number:2014.49.018.024.0053
Date:Circa 1950
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Larry Gossett entering police van at protest at the South African consulate, Seattle, December 9, 1984
Beginning in October 1984, demonstrations were held outside the home of the honorary South African consul in Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood to protest the South African government's polices of racial segregation known as apartheid. In this image, Seattle civil-rights activist and community organizer Larry Gossett, wrists zip tied, steps into a police van. He and 22 others were arrested for…
ID Number:2014.49.033.057.03
Date:1984
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Protesters at the South African consulate, Seattle, December 9, 1984
Beginning in October 1984, demonstrations were held outside the home of the honorary South African consul in Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood to protest the South African government's polices of racial segregation known as apartheid. When South Africa’s National Party came to power in 1948, the white leadership put extreme laws in place forcing the country’s racial groups to live and…
ID Number:2014.49.033.059.04
Date:1984
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Al Smith and his post office bowling team, Seattle, 1954
In the mid-1950s, Seattle photographer Al Smith began working as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He worked there for 25 years and was proud of his work. Al appreciated his post office job for its security, fair wages, and relative lack of discrimination. The job afforded him both a middle-class lifestyle and an opportunity to pursue photography…
ID Number:2014.49.092.011.01
Date:1954
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Ceremony honoring early Black schoolteachers, Seattle, March 20, 1988
Marita Harris, Edith Johnson, Orie Greene, and Virginia Galloway were among the first Black teachers in Washington state schools. The women were hired between 1946 and 1948, the first years that school districts in the Seattle area began hiring Black teachers. This image shows a ceremony honoring the four for their service to the community and their pioneering legacy. The…
ID Number:2014.49.097.010.12
Date:3/20/1988
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Ceremony honoring early Black schoolteachers, Seattle, March 20, 1988
Marita Harris, Edith Johnson, Orie Greene, and Virginia Galloway were among the first Black teachers in Washington state schools. The women were hired between 1946 and 1948, the first years that school districts in the Seattle area began hiring Black teachers. This image shows a ceremony honoring the four for their service to the community and their pioneering legacy. The…
ID Number:2014.49.097.010.16
Date:3/20/1988
Ephemera
Celebration '90: Gay Games III & Cultural Festival brochure, August 1990
The Gay Games are an international sporting competition intended to provide a place for LGBTQ+ athletes to participate without discrimination. Participation in the Games is open to anyone, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability. The Gay Games were launched in 1982 in San Francisco and have been held every four years since. Gay Games III was held…
ID Number:2016.10.21.1
Date:1990
Ephemera
"What to Wear at Gay Games III," instructions for Team Seattle athletes, 1990
The Gay Games are an international sporting competition intended to provide a place for LGBTQ+ athletes to participate without discrimination. Participation in the Games is open to anyone, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability. The Gay Games were launched in 1982 in San Francisco and have been held every four years since. Gay Games III was held…
ID Number:2016.10.21.2
Date:1990