3221 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Elmer Dixon at King County courthouse, Seattle, October 1968
Elmer Dixon (b. 1950) is a longtime Seattle activist for racial justice and was one of the founders of Seattle’s chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). The Seattle chapter was founded in the spring of 1968, after Elmer and his brother Aaron Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco…
ID Number:1986.5.52275.22A
Date:1968
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New owners serving customers at the Beanery, Seattle, November 1968
The Beanery was a longtime lunch hangout across the street from Franklin High School in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of Seattle's Rainier Valley. The restaurant closed for about two months in 1968 following a boycott by Black students protesting white ownership of the restaurant. Earlier in the year the students had led the first sit-in held at a Seattle high…
ID Number:1986.5.52276.1
Date:1968
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Die-in protest to protest nerve gas shipments, Seattle, May 17, 1970
In 1969, the U.S. Army announced plans to ship nerve gas from Okinawa to storage depots in the Pacific Northwest. Some 36 trains would carry the gas through Washington and Oregon. Opposition was strong and included lawsuits and demonstrations. In May 1970, the Seattle chapter of the People Against Nerve Gas (PANG) announced a “die-in” demonstration to take place at…
ID Number:1986.5.52302.7
Date:1970
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Lem Howell at inquest into police shooting of Larry Ward, Seattle, May 22, 1970
On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970), a Black man, 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…
ID Number:1986.5.52333.3A
Date:1970
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Spectators in courtroom at Larry Ward inquest, May 22,1970
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:1986.5.52333.10
Date:1970
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Jury swearing in at Larry Ward inquest, May 22, 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:1986.5.52333.17
Date:1970
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Jurors at coroner's inquest into Larry Ward shooting, May 22, 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:1986.5.52339.4
Date: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
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Young model at Indigenous fashion show, Pacific Science Center, June 1970
On June 12 and 13, 1970, the Seattle All-American Indian Dancers held a fashion show at the Pacific Science Center. The event showcased traditional Indigenous dress and dancing, as well as modern clothing influenced by Indigenous designs. Proceeds from the fashion show were used to support the Kinatechitapi clinic, a free clinic that served Seattle’s Indigenous population. Kinatechitapi is a…
ID Number:1986.5.52443.12
Date:1970
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Model posing at Indigenous fashion show, Pacific Science Center, June 1970
On June 12 and 13, 1970, the Seattle All-American Indian Dancers held a fashion show at the Pacific Science Center. The event showcased traditional Indigenous dress and dancing, as well as modern clothing influenced by Indigenous designs. Proceeds from the fashion show were used to support the Kinatechitapi clinic, a free clinic that served Seattle’s Indigenous population. Kinatechitapi is a…
ID Number:1986.5.52443.26
Date:1970