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Image of Sit-in at Mayor's office, April 5, 1973
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Sit-in at Mayor's office, April 5, 1973

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:2000.107.124.39.09
Date:1973
Image of Carpenters renovating bathrooms at Centro de la Raza, August 2, 1973
Photograph

Carpenters renovating bathrooms at Centro de la Raza, August 2, 1973

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:2000.107.124.39.10
Date:1973
Image of Chicano demonstration at Seattle Central Community College, October 12, 1976
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Chicano demonstration at Seattle Central Community College, October 12, 1976

On October 12, 1976, a group of Chicano students at Seattle Central Community College protested the college's failure to provide bilingual programs or counseling, citing that as the cause for the drop in Chicano enrollment. The students demanded the hiring of a full-time bilingual Chicano counselor, more Chicano administrators, faculty and staff, and a recruitment program to attract more Chicano…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.12
Date:1976
Image of Keo Capastany and Robert Gogerty at Mayor's office sit-in, April 5, 1973
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Keo Capastany and Robert Gogerty at Mayor's office sit-in, April 5, 1973

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:2000.107.124.39.13
Date:1973
Image of Women and children on steps of Beacon Hill School during occupation, October 1972
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Women and children on steps of Beacon Hill School during occupation, October 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:2000.107.124.39.17
Date:1972
Image of Sit-in at mayor's office, Seattle, April 5, 1973
Photograph

Sit-in at mayor's office, Seattle, April 5, 1973

Seattle’s Latino community was rapidly growing in the late 1960s and community activists pushed for the building of a Chicano community center, which they named El Centro de la Raza. After Chicano activists occupied the abandoned Beacon Hill School in late 1972, the city agreed to lease them the building for $1 per year. However, Seattle mayor Wes Uhlman refused…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.20
Date:1973
Image of Dancers performing a traditional Mexican dance, Seattle, May 5, 1989
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Dancers performing a traditional Mexican dance, Seattle, May 5, 1989

In this image dancers, front to back, Clary Morales, Michael Gonzales, and Teresa Goodhue, all members of Grupo Bayano, perform a traditional Mexican dance as part of the Cinco de Mayo celebration held at Seattle Central Community College. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.01
Date:1989
Image of Pete Pedro posing at Fiesta de Color, Seattle, May 8, 1982
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Pete Pedro posing at Fiesta de Color, Seattle, May 8, 1982

In this image, Seattleite Pete Pedro poses in an authentic Mexican sombrero at Occidental Mall during the "Fiesta de Color," in celebration of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.02
Date:1982
Image of Dancers performing at Cinco de Mayo celebration, Seattle, May 4, 1984
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Dancers performing at Cinco de Mayo celebration, Seattle, May 4, 1984

In this image, professional dancers Cathy and Isaac S. from Yelm, Washington perform a hat dance during the Cinco de Mayo celebration at Seattle Center Community College. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.03
Date:1984
Image of Chicanos in Aztlan youth group, Seattle, January, 1984
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Chicanos in Aztlan youth group, Seattle, January, 1984

In this image "Flex," at front, tosses a cue ball in the air while his friends look on, from left, Carlos Barrientes, Tracy Roybal, Fernando Sanchez, "Torito" Rodriguez, and Steve Sanchez. The young men are all members of the "CIA," or Chicanos in Aztlan, an ethnic youth group created in the early 1980s to preserve Mexican heritage and display ethnic…
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.04
Date:1984
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