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Protesters sitting on sidewalk in defiance of new law, Seattle, November 8, 1993
On November 8, 1994, about 100 unhoused people and their advocates sat on the sidewalks in Pioneer Square in protest of a new Seattle city ordinance banning sitting or lying on sidewalks. Advocates claimed the law violated the civil rights of unhoused people. Although the law was challenged in court, both state and federal appeals courts ruled it did not…
ID Number:2000.107.19931108.1.32
Date:1993
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Seattle Center event cancellation sign, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come. In Seattle, authorities evacuated downtown skyscrapers and closed federal buildings.…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.1.10
Date:2001
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PI staff working on special edition newspaper, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.Television and radio coverage of the day's events was continuous, reporting…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.6.05
Date:2001
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Woman at Sea-Tac airport reacting to news report, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.United States airspace was shut down within an hour of the…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.16.01
Date:2001
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Space Needle with flag at half-mast, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.In Seattle, authorities evacuated downtown skyscrapers and closed federal buildings. Traffic…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.16.02
Date:2001
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Bomb squad with dog at King County Courthouse, Seattle, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.In Seattle, authorities evacuated downtown skyscrapers and closed federal buildings. Traffic…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.17.01
Date:2001
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The Prom poster, Seattle, May 19, 2001
Lambert House, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, offers year-round programs, activities, resources, and services to LGBTQ youth. Founded in the early 1980s as the Association of Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocates (AGLYA), Lambert House, named after local queer youth advocate Gary Lambert, provides opportunities for LGBTQ youth to socialize with other youth and adults like themselves, including community dinners, social…
ID Number:2001.62.4
Date:2001
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Free Yvonne Wanrow mailer, 1978
Yvonne Swan Wanrow is an activist advocating for the rights of Native Americans and women. She is a member of the Colville Tribes of eastern Washington. On August 11, 1972, Wanrow shot and killed a convicted sex offender when he attempted to assault her young son. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years in prison, but appealed…
ID Number:2002.23.1.52.1
Date:1978
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Franklin High School sit-in defendant Carl Miller at King County jail, April 1968
In March of 1968 two Black students, cousins Charles Oliver and Trolice Flavors, were suspended from Seattle's Franklin High School after an altercation with a white student, who was not reprimanded. Franklin's outraged Black students, with the help of UW Black Student Union (BSU) activists Carl Miller, Aaron Dixon and Larry Gossett, planned a peaceful demonstration at the school to…
ID Number:2002.68.9.5
Date:1968
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Franklin High School sit-in defendants at King County jail, April 1968
In March of 1968 two Black students, cousins Charles Oliver and Trolice Flavors, were suspended from Seattle's Franklin High School after an altercation with a white student, who was not reprimanded. Franklin's outraged Black students, with the help of UW Black Student Union (BSU) activists Carl Miller, Aaron Dixon and Larry Gossett, planned a peaceful demonstration at the school to…
ID Number:2002.68.9.9
Date:1968