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Image of Demonstration for reduction in voting age, Seattle, 1969
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Demonstration for reduction in voting age, Seattle, 1969

Signs in image: We Support the 18-Year-Olds Right to Vote. 18 Year Old Vote. Support Your 18 Yr Old Vote. Handwritten on sleeve: March to promote lowered voting age by 18 year olds. Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): April 10, 1969.
ID Number:1986.5.50631.1
Date:1969
Image of Police watching Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Edison campus, Seattle, 1969
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Police watching Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Edison campus, Seattle, 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:1986.5.50743.1
Date:1969
Image of Police guarding building during Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 1969
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Police guarding building during Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protest on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 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:1986.5.50743.2
Date:1969
Image of Police with Black Student Union (BSU) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) protestors on Seattle Community College's Summit campus, Seattle, 1969
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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
Image of Students protesting outside Seattle Community College, Seattle, May 22, 1969
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Students protesting outside Seattle Community College, 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:1986.5.50743.4
Date:1969
Image of A. Frank Williams addressing protesters outside SCC, Seattle, May 22, 1969<br />
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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
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 Students protesting outside Western Governors Conference, Seattle, July 31, 1969
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Students protesting outside Western Governors Conference, Seattle, July 31, 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. The protests also objected to the lack of African American representation on the Board of Trustees of…
ID Number:1986.5.50972.1
Date:1969
Image of Native Americans demonstrating at Fort Lawton, Seattle, 1970
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Native Americans demonstrating at Fort Lawton, Seattle, 1970

On March 8, 1970, about 100 members and sympathizers of United Indian People's Council (later United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, or UIATF) occupied Fort Lawton, a 1,100-acre army post in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. They were inspired by the passage of a bill signed by President Richard Nixon, which granted non-federal entities the ability to obtain surplus federal lands for…
ID Number:1986.5.51939.1
Date:1970
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