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Police line and protesters at Edison South, Seattle, Seattle, May 23, 1969
In late May 1969, members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstrated for several days in Seattle’s Central District. Their focus was the lack of Black representation on the board of Seattle Community College (now Seattle Central College), and they wanted one member of the five-man board to resign in favor of a…
ID Number:2000.107.153.09.06
Date:1969
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Protesters and police at 23rd Avenue S. and S. Alder Street, Seattle, May 26, 1969
In late May 1969, members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstrated for several days in Seattle’s Central District. Their focus was the lack of Black representation on the board of Seattle Community College (now Seattle Central College), and they wanted one member of the five-man board to resign in favor of a…
ID Number:2000.107.153.09.07
Date:1969
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Protesters outside Elks Seattle Lodge, May 1, 1971
This photo shows members of the State Young Democrats Club picketing outside of the Seattle Elks Lodge No. 92 at 2040 Westlake Avenue, protesting the club's discriminatory membership policies. Caption information source: Seattle Times, May 2, 1971, p. 115
ID Number:2000.107.153.15.03
Date:1971
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Anti-war protest in front of Seattle-First National Bank, April 17, 1972
On April 17, 1972, about 500 people gathered in front of the Seattle-First (SeaFirst) National Bank Building at 1001 4th Avenue to protest the U.S. bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong the previous day. The protest, organized by several women's groups, demanded that the bombing stop and the U.S. support North Vietnam's Seven Point Peace Plan, presented at the Paris peace…
ID Number:2000.107.153.16.01
Date:1972
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Police and protesters at Federal Courthouse, Seattle, May 1971
In early May of 1971 several anti-war protests were organized by the Seattle Coalition for Peace and Justice. On May 5 about 2,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Seattle, and on May 7 demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue, passing the U. S. Federal Courthouse at 1010 5th Avenue before they were scattered by Seattle Police Tactical squads. In this image police…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.13
Date:1971
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Tom Robbins, Joe Petta, and David Hood, Seattle, July 10, 1966
Author Tom Robbins (1932-2025) was known for his novels, articles, essays, and support for progressive causes. In this image Tom Robbins, left, sits with attorney David Hood, while artist Joseph "Joe" Petta, Jr. (1936-1998), center, looks on. The men were quoted in the P-I as saying they are sympathetic to the use of LSD, a psychedelic drug known for its…
ID Number:2000.107.153.38.02
Date:1966
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Seattle City Council President Norm Rice listening to Mayor Charles Royer at Seattle City Hall, May 1, 1985
Charles "Charley" Royer (1939-2024) was mayor of Seattle from 1978 to 1990, and is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. Born in Medford, Oregon, Royer worked in TV news in Oregon in the 1960s and became known for his political coverage. He moved to Seattle in 1970 to work for KING-TV, then ran for mayor in 1977 and defeated…
ID Number:2000.107.157.29.01
Date:1985
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Millie Russell speaking at hearing on discrimination in schools , February 18, 1986
Millie Bown Russell (1926-2021) was born and raised in Seattle’s Central Area, and graduated from Seattle University (SU) in 1948, the first African American to graduate from the school’s medical technology program. She worked at Puget Sound Blood Center for over 25 years, and returned to SU in 1971 to receive a secondary science-teaching certificate. She received an M.S. in…
ID Number:2000.107.158.25.01
Date:1986
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Eddie Rye, Jr., Seattle, February 3, 1970
In 1969, Eddie Rye, Jr., personnel officer for the Seattle-King County Economic Opportunity Board, was named Director of the Central Area Motivation Program’s (C.A.M.P.) Education Talent Search Project (E.S.T.P.). E.S.T.P.’s mission was to find promising minority scholars and arrange financial aid for them to attend college. Continuing a life of community activism and advocacy, Rye served as chair of the…
ID Number:2000.107.158.38.01
Date:1970
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Antonio Sanchez at Sea Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, February 5, 1980
Sea Mar Community Health Centers was organized by a group of Latino community leaders and health activists who wanted to develop a comprehensive health center for the Latino community in Seattle, with satellite clinics in rural communities in western Washington. They began in 1978 with one small clinic in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle. As of 2022, SeaMar has…
ID Number:2000.107.159.33.01
Date:1980