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Image of Virginia Galloway, Seattle, 1971
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Virginia Galloway, Seattle, 1971

Virginia Galloway (1915-2015) was one of the first Black teachers in Seattle. Galloway was from Washington, D.C. and first taught at a segregated school in North Carolina. She was hired at Seattle Public Schools in 1948, left later that year, then returned to teaching in 1952. Galloway taught at Maple Elementary for six years, worked in administration for the school…
ID Number:2000.107.072.05.01
Date:1971
Image of Larry Gossett holding the Odegaard Award, Seattle, April 9, 1975
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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
Image of Larry Gossett advocating the recall of Ellen Roe, Seattle, August 9, 1985
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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
Image of Orie Greene, 1972
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Orie Greene, 1972

Orie Greene (1922-2005) was one of the first Black teachers in Washington State. She was born in Arkansas and raised in St. Louis. In 1949, Greene was hired as a teacher in Bremerton, WA, becoming the first Black teacher in that district. She moved to Seattle in 1953 and was hired by Seattle Public Schools. During her career in Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.078.35.01
Date:1972
Image of Students with disabilities at Lowell Elementary School's Easter Seal drive kick off, Seattle, March 1, 1973
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Students with disabilities at Lowell Elementary School's Easter Seal drive kick off, Seattle, March 1, 1973

In early March 1973, children and adults gathered at Lowell Elementary School to launch the Easter Seal Society’s annual campaign. As helium balloons rose, a clown and other adults joined the celebration. The children pictured use wheelchairs or crutches, and Easter Seals partially supports their programs.Easter Seals, now Easterseals, is a nationwide organization providing direct services to children and adults…
ID Number:2000.107.082.13.03
Date:1973
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth in Model Cities office, Seattle, August 1972
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Dorothy Hollingsworth in Model Cities office, Seattle, August 1972

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.01
Date:1972
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980
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Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.02
Date:1977
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980
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Dorothy Hollingsworth speaking at Seattle School Board meeting, January 1980

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.03
Date:1980
Image of Dorothy Hollingsworth sitting in her office, Seattle, March 1986
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Dorothy Hollingsworth sitting in her office, Seattle, March 1986

Dorothy Hollingsworth (1920-2022) was a civic leader and lifelong advocate for education, particularly for children of color, in Seattle. She was the first African American woman to manage a major city agency when she served as director of the Seattle School District Head Start Program from 1965-1969, and the first Black women to serve on a school board in Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.090.30.04
Date:1986
Image of BSU member Billy Jackson addressing SDS rally at UW, April 4, 1969
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BSU member Billy Jackson addressing SDS rally at UW, April 4, 1969

This photo shows Billy Jackson, a member of the University of Washington Black Student Union, addressing a Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) fund raising rally in the UW HUB ballroom. Jackson was also Captain of Information for the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back…
ID Number:2000.107.097.02.01
Date:1969
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