1183 results for: Black/African American
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Marine Cpl. Preston Clark with family and friends at his homecoming, Seattle, April 11, 1991
In this image, Marine Corporal Preston Clark smiles while surrounded by family and friends on the porch of his home on Yesler Way. Clark was greeted with a surprise parade which accompanied him from 23rd and Yesler to his home The Gulf War soldier was on 20 days leave from his unit, the 3rd Tank Battalion, Alpha Company, which was…
ID Number:2000.107.245.01.02
Date:1991
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Eddie Cotton at award banquet, Seattle, December 28, 1966
This photo shows boxer Eddie Cotton (1926-1990) at a banquet sponsored by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, shortly after P-I Sports Editor Royal Brougham announced that Cotton had been voted Man of the Year in Sports for 1966. In his 20 years in the ring as a light-heavyweight (1947-1967), Cotton had 83 bouts, winning 34 by knockout and 24 by decision. Cotton…
ID Number:2000.107.245.03.01
Date:1966
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Protesters blocking I-5 after Rodney King verdict, Seattle, May 1, 1992
In this image, Washington State Patrol troopers meet protesters blocking the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just north of downtown Seattle. About 200 peaceful demonstrators blocked traffic for two hours to protest the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers charged with using excessive force in the March 3, 1991 arrest of African-American taxi driver Rodney King (1965-2012).…
ID Number:2000.107.246.04.03
Date:1992
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Aaron Dixon, with bodyguards, speaking at rally at HUB Ballroom, Seattle, April 4, 1969
Aaron Dixon was born in Chicago, and grew up in Seattle's Central Area. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught Aaron and his brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. As a college student at the University of Washington (UW), Dixon played a key role in the formation of the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.02
Date:1969
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Seattle Black Panther Party members at press conference, Seattle, July 1, 1968
The Black Panther Party for Self Defense established its Seattle chapter in the spring of 1968, after Aaron Dixon, Elmer Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco for 17 year-old Bobby Hutton, who had been killed in a shootout with local police. While in Oakland, the Seattle youth met BPP…
ID Number:2000.107.246.07.03
Date:1968
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Black community leaders at press conference about Seattle Schools, January 31, 1991
On January 31, 1991, several leaders of Seattle's African-American community held a press conference at Mount Zion Baptist Church, calling for the resignation of Seattle School Superintendent William Kendrick, and a rejection of his school reorganization plan, which they viewed as insensitive to children of color.This image shows the six community leaders seated at a table during the press conference.…
ID Number:2000.107.247.05.02
Date:1991
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Washington House of Representatives candidate debate in front yard, Seattle, July 1, 1984
In this photo, incumbent Bill Burns, standing, speaks during a debate among the candidates for the Washington State House of Representatives District 43, Position 2. The other candidates at the neighborhood event were Jesse Wineberry, seated behind Burns, and Theresa Doherty, seated at left. The candidates debated the issues in the front yard of Allen Blaich at 210 16th Avenue…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.03
Date:1984
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Ret. Col. Guy Wickliffe participating in Memorial Day parade, Seattle, May 29, 1989
In this image, retired Marine Colonel Guy Wickliffe (1925-2003), a National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) and United Nations Service Medal for Korea (UNKM) recipient, listens to his marching orders as Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 289 prepares to join the Memorial Day parade along Alaskan Way in Seattle. Ret. Col. Wickliffe served in the United States Marine Corps for 30…
ID Number:2000.107.264.02.05
Date:1989
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Artist Weldon Butler in his studio, Seattle, February 13, 2002
Weldon Butler (1941-2019) began studying to become an artist when he was a teenager, looking at art at the local museum and training at Fleischer Art Memorial in Philadelphia. He moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1968 and studied art at Green River College before moving to Seattle in 1973, where he first showed his works at Bumbershoot and the…
ID Number:2000.107.2002.CD01.02.03.003
Date:2002
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State Representative Mike Ross being arrested at UCWA protest, June 7, 1972
A 1970 federal court order established minority hiring percentages for construction unions. Two years later, the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA), a minority group, protested Seattle’s ongoing non-compliance with the order. In early June, they closed down a number of construction sites around Seattle. Despite a temporary restraining order from the King County Superior Court, UCWA members gathered June 7…
ID Number:2000.107.19720608.2.05
Date:1972