178 results for: Police and Law Enforcement
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Police with Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protestors on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 1969
In late May 1969, members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demonstrated for several days in Seattle's Central District. Their focus was the lack of Black representation on the board of Seattle Community College (now Seattle Central College), and they wanted one member of the five-man board to resign in favor of a…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.3
Date:1969
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A. Frank Williams addressing protesters outside SCC, Seattle, May 22, 1969
In 1969, Seattle Community College (SCC) faced boycotts, demonstrations, and rioting in protest of disparities in funding and academic focus between the College's central campus, located near the city's Black residential area, and the north and south campuses, located in predominantly white neighborhoods. Out of $33 million in capital funds for the three campuses, the central campus, located on Capitol…
ID Number:1986.5.50743.5
Date:1969
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Protestors and police on I-5, Seattle, May 5, 1970
Thousands of protesting University of Washington students and faculty members blocked Interstate 5 for nearly an hour as they marched to a rally at the U.S. Courthouse downtown. The crowd had gathered on campus to demand that the university take a moral stand against the killing of four Kent State University students by National Guardsmen and the bombing of Cambodia…
ID Number:1986.5.52212.1
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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Motorcycle policeman J.K. Weedin, Seattle, March 1928
In early 1910, the Seattle police department invested $1,329 in its first three motorcycles, with seven patrolman selected as the first members of the "motor cops" squad. At the time, speeding fines were paid to King County rather than the city of Seattle, and the city hoped to pass a traffic ordinance which would allow it to keep fines for…
ID Number:1986.5G.3172.1
Date:1928
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William J. Burns International Detective Agency circular, April 20, 1914
Founded in 1909 by William J. Burns (1860-1932), the William J. Burns International Detective Agency was headquartered originally in New York, with offices across the United States and in Europe. William J. Burns was a popular figure, with frequent mentions in the newspaper and news reels, and he became Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1921-1924. Burns International…
ID Number:1999.31.1
Date:1914