770 results for: Activism
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Benjamin McAdoo's mixed-use home and office building, Seattle, May 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:2000.107.120.27.03
Date:1981
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Janet McCloud speaking at press conference, Olympia, July 3, 1968
Janet Joy "Yet-Si-Blue" (Renecker) McCloud (1934-2003) was a Tulalip tribe member and an Indian activist who was prominent in the "fish wars" that led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and catch.In this image Janet McCloud speaks at one of a series of protests and press conferences organized in support of comedian…
ID Number:2000.107.121.09.01
Date:1968
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Janet McCloud, Lillian Gregory, and Jack Tanner at press conference, Olympia, July 3, 1968
Janet Joy "Yet-Si-Blue" (Renecker) McCloud (1934-2003) was a Tulalip tribe member and an Indigenous activist who was prominent in the "fish wars" that led to the Boldt Decision, a federal ruling guaranteeing Washington tribes half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch.In this image Janet McCloud, left, and Jack Tanner, right, and Lillian Gregory, center, speak at a press conference…
ID Number:2000.107.121.09.02
Date:1968
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Louise McKinney outside John Hay Elementary, Seattle, August 26, 1983
Louise Jones McKinney (1930-2012) was a longtime educator, philanthropist, community activist, and patron of the arts in Seattle. Louise McKinney came to Seattle in 1958 with her husband, the Reverend Samuel B. McKinney, who became pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church. McKinney had a long career as an educator in Seattle public schools, as a teacher, principal, and tireless advocate…
ID Number:2000.107.122.34.02
Date:1993
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Russell Means and Hank Adams at press conference, Seattle, October 6, 1972
In 1972, American Indian Movement (AIM) activists Dennis Banks (1937-2017), Ojibwe, and Russell Charles Means (1939-2012), Oglala Sioux, along with members of the Rosebud Sioux, organized the Trail of Broken Treaties and Pan American Native Quest for Justice, a caravan of automobiles that would cross the nation in a political protest concluding at the White House. On October 6th, three…
ID Number:2000.107.123.30.01
Date:1970
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Amanda Van Orden protesting Metro pollution, Seattle, May 18, 1989
In this image Yelm resident Amanda Van Orden was one of 400 protesting outside the Metro Council chambers at 720 Third Avenue in downtown Seattle. The demonstration was in support of salmon in the Nisqually River rather than the proposed runoff from a Metro plan to spray sewage sludge on 2,200 acres of Thurston County forest land near the river.…
ID Number:2000.107.124.28.01
Date:1989
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Ruby Chow at Holly Park bus shelter dedication, Seattle, March 13, 1982
Ruby Chow Ma Seung-gam (1920-2008) was a Chinese American restaurateur and politician in Seattle, Washington. She opened Ruby Chow’s Restaurant in 1948, the first Chinese restaurant outside of Seattle's Chinatown - International District. Chow served three terms as a King County councilwoman.In this image a new bus stop shelter is dedicated by Ruby Chow with residents of the Holly Park…
ID Number:2000.107.124.31.04
Date:1982
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Becky Hobbs at Conferencia - Chicanas en El Movimiento, Seattle, August 22, 1974
In this image of Rebecca "Becky" Hobbs, the University of Washington Minority Affairs Office staff assistant discusses the first annual Conferencia - Chicanas en El Movimiento (Women in the Movement conference), held over three days at El Centro de La Raza on Beacon Hill. The event was an initial step in establishing a state-wide network for job listings, education opportunities,…
ID Number:2000.107.124.38.01
Date:1974
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Marta Cano at Conferencia - Chicanas en El Movimiento, Seattle, August 22, 1974
In this image of Marta Cano, the Seattle Public Schools administrative intern discusses the first annual Conferencia - Chicanas en El Movimiento (Women in the Movement conference) held over three days at El Centro de La Raza on Beacon Hill. "The Chicana is in a double bind. We're treated as a minority within our own culture. People take it for…
ID Number:2000.107.124.38.02
Date:1974
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Roberto Trevino discussing the Chicano Movement, Seattle, May 9, 1970
During the summer of 1970, Brown Berets from the University of Washington (UW) led a voter registration drive in the Yakima Valley, and helped push the United States Supreme Court to hear the case against Yakima Valley registrars who refused to permit Spanish-speaking Mexican-Americans to vote. The Brown Berets organized pickets and welfare protests, and interrupted community meetings to promote…
ID Number:2000.107.124.38.08
Date:1970