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Image of Alfred E. Cowles at his desk, Seattle, March 30, 1973
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Alfred E. Cowles at his desk, Seattle, March 30, 1973

Alfred E. Cowles was appointed to the Seattle School Board in May 1969 representing a new district covering the Central Area. Later that year he was elected to keep his seat, becoming the first Black man elected to the Board. He served on the Board until 1973, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to lead the Center for Dispute Settlement,…
ID Number:2000.107.19730330.1.14
Date:1973
Image of Cleveland High School African Ensemble dancing at Colman Elementary School, Seattle, January 14, 1974
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Cleveland High School African Ensemble dancing at Colman Elementary School, Seattle, January 14, 1974

Seattle schools were closed on January 15, 1974, for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but they held commemorations of his achievements and presentations of African culture on the previous day. Here, in one of the 1974 programs, Cleveland High School’s African Ensemble dances for students at Colman Elementary school. Caption information source: “Dr. King Honored; Schools Closed Today”, Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.19740114.3.25A
Date:1974
Image of Terrez Weir painting at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
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Terrez Weir painting at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974

As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.11
Date:1974
Image of Children at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
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Children at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974

As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.14
Date:1974
Image of Director Lucia Rios at bilingual child care program sponsored by El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, September 1974
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Director Lucia Rios at bilingual child care program sponsored by El Centro de la Raza, Seattle, September 1974

As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.20
Date:1974
Image of Bobby Richmond with teacher Jack Esparza at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974
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Bobby Richmond with teacher Jack Esparza at El Centro de la Raza's bilingual child care program, Seattle, September 1974

As more women started working outside the home, child day care and after-school activities became critical. In the Seattle area, El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) stepped in to provide this. In 1974, El Centro opened a bilingual day care program in the basement of Beacon Hill United Methodist Church. The center, run by…
ID Number:2000.107.19740924.2.36
Date:1974
Image of Garfield principal Roscoe Bass at Central Area School Council meeting, Seattle, June 13, 1976
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Garfield principal Roscoe Bass at Central Area School Council meeting, Seattle, June 13, 1976

Roscoe Bass was an longtime educator and civil rights activist. He graduated from the Kansas State Teachers College and came to Seattle in 1958 as a substitute teacher. Bass served as the principal of Garfield High School for six years and is credited with helping turn it into one of the best schools in Washington. Bass also worked in the…
ID Number:2000.107.19760613.1.11
Date:1976
Image of People attending Central Area school council meeting at Garfield High School, Seattle, June 13, 1976
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People attending Central Area school council meeting at Garfield High School, Seattle, June 13, 1976

This image shows students and community members at a public meeting of the Central Area School Council, held at Garfield High School on June 13, 1976. The meeting's purpose was to update Central Area residents about a school district plan to move racial minority teachers and staff from schools in the Central Area and reassign them to majority white schools,…
ID Number:2000.107.19760613.1.13
Date:1976
Image of Students with disabilities from Lowell Elementary visiting Seattle Art Museum, May 24, 1977
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Students with disabilities from Lowell Elementary visiting Seattle Art Museum, May 24, 1977

A group of students with disabilities from Lowell Elementary School visited the Northwest Indian exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum in May 1977, shortly after the museum was renovated to be accessible to wheelchair users. The children also used tricycles, carts, and walkers, in addition to wheelchairs, to get around.This image shows a few of the students looking at a…
ID Number:2000.107.19770524.1.15
Date:1977
Image of Docent Evelyn Klebanoff showing Indian mask to child in wheelchair, May 24, 1977
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Docent Evelyn Klebanoff showing Indian mask to child in wheelchair, May 24, 1977

A group of students with disabilities from Lowell School visited the Northwest Indian exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum in May 1977, shortly after the museum was renovated to be accessible to wheelchair users. The children also used tricycles, carts, and walkers, in addition to wheelchairs, to get around.This image shows a student named Miriam holding a moon mask with…
ID Number:2000.107.19770524.1.29
Date:1977
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