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Image of National Day of Solidarity with Prisoners poster, September 13, 1978
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National Day of Solidarity with Prisoners poster, September 13, 1978

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 is one of the most well-known flashpoints of the prisoners' rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In Seattle, the Uprising was commemorated by marches and other actions on its anniversary over the subsequent several years. On September 6,1978, the newly formed Washington Coalition Against More Prisons asked state officials to immediately release 1000…
ID Number:2002.23.11.12
Date:1978
Image of Roberto Maestas in classroom during occupation of Beacon Hill School, November 1972
Photograph

Roberto Maestas in classroom during occupation of Beacon Hill School, November 1972

Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2002.46.272.24
Date:1972
Image of UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
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UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975

On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.6
Date:1975
Image of UW students gathered in Red Square to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
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UW students gathered in Red Square to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975

On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.15A
Date:1975
Image of UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975
Photograph

UW students marching to protest Chicano staff dismissals, Seattle, May 13, 1975

On May 13, 1975, more than 1,000 University of Washington (UW) students participated in a march to protest the firing of Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused…
ID Number:2002.46.1517.30
Date:1975
Image of Marchers in Gay Pride Parade, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Photograph

Marchers in Gay Pride Parade, Seattle, June 25, 1977

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.1
Date:1977
Image of Gay Pride Parade rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Photograph

Gay Pride Parade rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.2
Date:1977
Image of Gay Pride march, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Photograph

Gay Pride march, Seattle, June 25, 1977

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.3
Date:1977
Image of Gay Pride Parade rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Photograph

Gay Pride Parade rally at Westlake Mall, Seattle, June 25, 1977

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.4
Date:1977
Image of Gay Pride march, Seattle, June 25, 1977
Photograph

Gay Pride march, Seattle, June 25, 1977

Seattle celebrated its first Gay Pride Week in June 1974, with a variety of festive activities at private and public venues around the city. The celebrations included potluck dinners, the opening of a gay community center, and a sing-in and rollerblading at the top of the Volunteer Park water tower. The largest event, a day of celebrations at Occidental Park,…
ID Number:2002.46.2379.5
Date:1977
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