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Image of Roberto Maestas working in garden at his home, Seattle, July 22, 1984
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Roberto Maestas working in garden at his home, Seattle, July 22, 1984

Roberto Felipe Maestas (1938-2010) was a Mexican American activist in Seattle. Maestas became involved in UW civil-rights and antiwar demonstrations in the late 1960s-early 1970s and was a fierce advocate for Chicano and other minority concerns. He led the occupation of the old Beacon Hill School in 1972, leading to the founding of the Chicano community center El Centro de…
ID Number:2000.107.117.04.04
Date:1984
Image of Roberto Maestas with children at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, October 22, 1987
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Roberto Maestas with children at El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, October 22, 1987

Roberto Felipe Maestas (1938-2010) was a Mexican American activist in Seattle. Maestas became involved in UW civil-rights and antiwar demonstrations in the late 1960s-early 1970s and was a fierce advocate for Chicano and other minority concerns. He led the occupation of the old Beacon Hill School in 1972, leading to the founding of the Chicano community center El Centro de…
ID Number:2000.107.117.04.05
Date:1987
Image of Roberto Maestas at a City Council hearing, Seattle, November 10, 1972
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Roberto Maestas at a City Council hearing, Seattle, November 10, 1972

Roberto Felipe Maestas (1938-2010) was a Mexican American activist in Seattle. Maestas became involved in UW civil-rights and antiwar demonstrations in the late 1960s-early 1970s and was a fierce advocate for Chicano and other minority concerns. He led the occupation of the old Beacon Hill School in 1972, leading to the founding of the Chicano community center El Centro de…
ID Number:2000.107.117.04.06
Date:1972
Image of Portrait of Rickie Malone, Seattle, August 9, 1975
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Portrait of Rickie Malone, Seattle, August 9, 1975

Rickie Malone has been teaching and advocating for children in Seattle Public Schools since the 1970s. Graduating from Seattle Central Community College (now Seattle Central College), Malone first taught second and third graders at Colman Elementary School, then taught fourth and fifth grade at the African American Academy when it opened in 1991. She retired as the Academy's principal in…
ID Number:2000.107.117.34.01
Date:1975
Image of Rickie Malone teaching at African American Academy, Seattle, September 5, 1991
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Rickie Malone teaching at African American Academy, Seattle, September 5, 1991

Rickie Malone has been teaching and advocating for children in Seattle Public Schools since the 1970s. Graduating from Seattle Central Community College (now Seattle Central College), Malone first taught 2nd and 3rd graders at Colman Elementary School, then taught 4th and 5th grade at the African American Academy when it opened in 1991. She retired as the Academy's principal in…
ID Number:2000.107.117.34.02
Date:1991
Image of Jim Mason and Eddie Rye, Jr. talking to press, Spetember 15, 1986
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Jim Mason and Eddie Rye, Jr. talking to press, Spetember 15, 1986

On September 15, 1986, about two dozen African American contractors and unemployed workers visited the Guy F. Atkinson Co. job site near the Mount Baker tunnel to express their dissatisfaction with minority hiring and contracting procedures used by the firm. Eddie Rye Jr., a representative of the Black Contractors Coalition, told Atkinson representative Ira Fell that the group was particularly…
ID Number:2000.107.119.28.01
Date:1986
Image of Terri Mast and daughter Kalayaan Domingo, August 5, 1982
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Terri Mast and daughter Kalayaan Domingo, August 5, 1982

Terri Mast is an activist and labor leader from Seattle. She was involved in the antiwar and women’s rights movements, and was an important figure in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). She helped start the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV) and led the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 37. As of 2022, Mast is secretary-treasurer…
ID Number:2000.107.119.32.01
Date:1982
Image of Terri Mast speaking at memorial service for Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, Seattle, June 1982
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Terri Mast speaking at memorial service for Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, Seattle, June 1982

Terri Mast is an activist and labor leader from Seattle. She was involved in antiwar and women’s rights movements, and was an important figure in the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP). She helped start the Committee for Justice for Domingo and Viernes (CJDV) and led the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 37. As of 2022, Mast is secretary-treasurer of…
ID Number:2000.107.119.32.02
Date:1982
Image of Benjamin McAdoo working in his architectural offices, Seattle, 1981
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Benjamin McAdoo working in his architectural offices, Seattle, 1981

Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black architect to be licensed and establish a practice in Washington state. Born in Pasadena, McAdoo studied architecture at the University of Southern California before transferring to the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Graduating in 1946, he was the first Black person to receive an architecture degree from UW. McAdoo launched his new…
ID Number:2000.107.120.27.01
Date:1981
Image of Benjamin McAdoo in his living room, Seattle, 1981
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Benjamin McAdoo in his living room, Seattle, 1981

Benjamin McAdoo (1920-1981) was the first Black architect to be licensed and establish a practice in Washington state. Born in Pasadena, McAdoo studied architecture at the University of Southern California before transferring to the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. Graduating in 1946, he was the first Black person to receive an architecture degree from UW. McAdoo launched his new…
ID Number:2000.107.120.27.02
Date:1981
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