770 results for: Activism
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Activists marching in Pride parade, Seattle, June 24, 1990
In this image, two men hold a banner for the Freedom Day Committee '90 while they march during Seattle's annual Lesbian-Gay Pride Parade on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the…
ID Number:2000.107.073.36.07.1
Date:1990
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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 holding the Odegaard Award, Seattle, April 9, 1975
In April 1975, the Friends of the Equal Opportunity Program of the University of Washington presented its second annual Charles E. Odegaard Award to Larry Gossett. In 1968, Gossett and other members of the Black Student Union had staged demonstrations on the UW campus in support of increased minority support. During one of these, BSU members occupied President Odegaard’s office.…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.02
Date:1975
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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 advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
After Seattle School Board member Ellen Roe generated controversy with public comments on women, race, and poverty, a movement developed in protest. Some 300 people met at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on August 9, 1985 to begin a petition drive calling for her resignation and for a possible recall election. Representatives from more than 30 minority, feminist, church, and…
ID Number:2000.107.077.01.06
Date:1985
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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 at Thurston County Superior Court, Olympia, November 20, 1966
Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory (1932-) is 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 catch.In this image Dick Gregory, left, followed by Mad…
ID Number:2000.107.079.07.01
Date:1966