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Image of United Black Front president Dave Mills, Seattle, July 1969
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United Black Front president Dave Mills, Seattle, July 1969

Throughout 1969, Seattle Community College (now Seattle Central Community College) faced a series of boycotts, demonstrations, and riots, with students demanding a Black studies program and the hiring of Black administrators and faculty. To address protests over the lack of African American representation on the board, in July 1969 Governor Dan Evans appointed Marvin Glass, a Pacific Northwest Bell engineer…
ID Number:1986.5.36019.1
Date:1969
Image of Anna Louise Strong, possibly in Seattle, 1939
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Anna Louise Strong, possibly in Seattle, 1939

Born in Nebraska, Anna Louise Strong moved to Seattle in 1915. She was elected to the Seattle School Board but later was recalled because of her socialist politics and her support of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). She reported on the Everett Massacre for the New York Evening Post, going on to a long career as a journalist.…
ID Number:1986.5.42932.1
Date:1939
Image of A. Frank Williams and Bob Davis at KYAC radio station, July 24, 1969
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A. Frank Williams and Bob Davis at KYAC radio station, July 24, 1969

KYAC was the first Black-owned radio station in Seattle, broadcasting from 1965 to 1981 with a focus on playing music by Black artists. In addition to music, KYAC broadcast local news relevant to Seattle’s Black population, ran radio contests, hosted live events for listeners, and engaged in activism in the Black community. Initially, KYAC was owned by a white man.…
ID Number:1986.5.50946.1
Date:1969
Image of A. Frank Williams and Bob Davis at KYAC radio station, July 24, 1969
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A. Frank Williams and Bob Davis at KYAC radio station, July 24, 1969

KYAC was the first Black-owned radio station in Seattle, broadcasting from 1965 to 1981 with a focus on playing music by Black artists. In addition to music, KYAC broadcast local news relevant to Seattle’s Black population, ran radio contests, hosted live events for listeners, and engaged in activism in the Black community. Initially, KYAC was owned by a white man.…
ID Number:1986.5.50946.2
Date:1969
Image of Frank Herbert, Seattle, September 19, 1969
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Frank Herbert, Seattle, September 19, 1969

Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.26
Date:1969
Image of Frank Herbert interviewing Roy Prosterman, Seattle, September 19, 1969
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Frank Herbert interviewing Roy Prosterman, Seattle, September 19, 1969

Tacoma-born author Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) was an American science fiction writer best known for the novel "Dune" and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and university lecturer. At the time this image was taken, Herbert was a reporter for the…
ID Number:1986.5.51074.29
Date:1969
Image of Attorney Lem Howell speaking to press, May 28, 1970
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Attorney Lem Howell speaking to press, May 28, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.52427.17
Date:1970
Image of Boys Club members and men with map, Seattle, August 11, 1970
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Boys Club members and men with map, Seattle, August 11, 1970

In this image three Seattle University Boy's Club members, from left, Carl Lindsey, 11, Dennis Lindsey, 12, and Charles Black, 13, point to a map showing the 13 Seattle-King County Boys' Clubs. The Clubs were to be the beneficiaries of the annual "World's Biggest Rummage Sale," sponsored by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and local radio station KJR and held at Sick's…
ID Number:1986.5.52582.1
Date:1970
Image of Portrait of Beriah Brown, Seattle, circa 1890
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Portrait of Beriah Brown, Seattle, circa 1890

Beriah Brown (1815-1900), originally from New York, was an editor and politician who helped establish Seattle's journalistic and educational institutions. A vocal critic of President Lincoln and devoted to preserving state's rights to choose slavery, following Lincoln's assassination Mr. Brown was forced to flee San Francisco, where he edited the Daily Democratic Press. Arriving in Seattle around 1870, he launched…
ID Number:1989.80.1
Date:Circa 1890
Image of Roberta Byrd Barr with Law Forum student panelists, Seattle Center, March 21, 1968
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Roberta Byrd Barr with Law Forum student panelists, Seattle Center, March 21, 1968

In 1968, the Seattle-King County Bar Association and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer sponsored a series of four free public forums on “What Everyone Should Know About the Law.” The second forum of the series, “Juvenile Rights and Responsibilities,” featured a panel of six high school students and seven adults, most of whom worked in fields related to youth and the law.…
ID Number:2000.107.014.25.05
Date:1968
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