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Image of Group at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984
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Group at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.010.02
Date:1984
Image of Three men at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984
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Three men at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.010.10
Date:1984
Image of Group around table at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984
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Group around table at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.012.07
Date:1984
Image of Group with ROOTS Reunion sign, Seattle, 1984
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Group with ROOTS Reunion sign, Seattle, 1984

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.012.17
Date:1984
Image of Homer Harris and Richard Yarbrough at ROOTS picnic, Seattle, 1989
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Homer Harris and Richard Yarbrough at ROOTS picnic, Seattle, 1989

The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.022.01
Date:1989
Image of Gertrude Peoples wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953
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Gertrude Peoples wearing formal attire, Seattle, circa 1953

Gertrude (Johnson) Peoples, a native of Natchez, Mississippi, moved to Seattle with her family as a teenager where she graduated from Queen Anne High School. She began counseling at-risk high school students in the 1960s. During the racially-turbulent 1970s, she was recruited by the University of Washington to counsel and advocate for black athletes, a role that eventually became UW's…
ID Number:2014.49.006.008.0097
Date:Circa 1953
Image of Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953
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Cheryl Smith and Frances Lane riding a Ferris wheel, Seattle, circa 1953

Cheryl Smith, left, the photographer's daughter, sits with her foster sister, Frances "Ominka" Lane on a Mardi Gras carnival ride. The summer carnival was variously located on 23rd Avenue between Union and Pine Streets and at Garfield High School's old track field, now Powell Barnett Park.
ID Number:2014.49.006.012.0036
Date:Circa 1965
Image of Garfield students in bleachers at basketball game, March 17, 1960
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Garfield students in bleachers at basketball game, March 17, 1960

The Garfield High School basketball team was dropped from contention in the winners bracket of the 36th Annual State Class AA basketball tournament in 1960 when they lost to Renton High School, 40-30. Here, Garfield students watching the game react to what must have been an unfortunate play for their team. A young man in the front row holds a…
ID Number:2014.49.09.03.05
Date:1960
Image of Garfield students cheering at basketball game, March 17, 1960
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Garfield students cheering at basketball game, March 17, 1960

The Garfield High School basketball team was dropped from contention in the winners bracket of the 36th Annual State Class AA basketball tournament in 1960 when they lost to Renton High School, 40-30. Here, Garfield students and cheerleaders react to a good play by their team during that game. Caption information source: "Renton Hoop Team Beats Garfield, 40-30," Seattle Post-Intelligencer,…
ID Number:2014.49.09.03.09
Date:1960
Image of Stokely Carmichael speaking at Garfield High School, Seattle, April 19, 1967
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Stokely Carmichael speaking at Garfield High School, Seattle, April 19, 1967

In a speech to an overflow crowd at Garfield High School, Black Power leader Stokely Carmichael proclaimed "it's a new day" for African Americans, who should assert themselves and no longer be ashamed of their color. About 20% of the listeners were white and many joined in cheering the speaker as he jabbed at white America.Controversy preceded the event with…
ID Number:2014.49.09.17.01
Date:1967
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