1580 results for: City of Seattle
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Supporters of school integration picketing outside Seattle Public School offices, Seattle, May 12, 1965
Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, various civil rights groups in Seattle unsuccessfully tried to persuade a predominately white school board to address the issues of desegregation of the Seattle Public Schools. The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) felt that most of the educational deficiencies among the bulk…
ID Number:2000.107.141.13.03
Date:1965
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Picketers protesting discriminatory loan practices at Liberty Bank, Seattle, February 15, 1972
In response to urban problems of poverty and race in the United States, in November 1966 Congress initiated the Model Cities Program. The program's objectives were to reduce social and economic disadvantages in designated neighborhoods, provide training and employment opportunities, and establish health services for residents. Financial and technical assistance was made available to cities through the Department of Housing…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.01
Date:1972
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Teamsters striking King County Humane Society, Seattle, March 29, 1972
In March 1972, Teamsters Local 174 in Seattle walked out of work at the King County Humane Society, where they had been without a contract since the previous April. The Teamsters also filed an unfair-labor-practice charge against the Humane Society, contending that the non-profit had refused to bargain for a new contract. Waldo J. Dahl, president of the Humane Society,…
ID Number:2000.107.141.14.04
Date:1972
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Norm Rice handing out campaign literature near Westlake Mall, Seattle, September 17, 1985
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor of Seattle. Rice has remained a civic leader as CEO and…
ID Number:2000.107.152.11.02
Date:1985
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Norm Rice shaking woman's hand on California Ave., West Seattle, November 8, 1989
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African American mayor. Rice has remained a civic…
ID Number:2000.107.152.11.03
Date:1989
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Norm Rice getting a shoeshine near Westlake Mall, Seattle, September 17, 1985
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor of Seattle. Rice has remained a civic leader as CEO and…
ID Number:2000.107.152.11.04
Date:1985
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Norm Rice and Constance Williams with campaign supporters, Seattle, September 19, 1989
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.11.05
Date:1989
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Norm Rice and Jim Street outside Stevens Elementary School, Seattle, August 2, 1990
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.01
Date:1990
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Norm Rice speaking at Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, January 15, 1992
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.03
Date:1992
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Norm Rice and others touring the proposed Seattle Commons site, August 10, 1993
Seattle politician Norman Blann Rice (1943-) was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 1978. Rice served eleven years, participating as chairs of the Energy, Finance, and Budget committees, and was Council President for one term. From 1989 to 1997 Rice served two terms as the 49th mayor, becoming Seattle's first African-American mayor. Rice has remained a civic leader…
ID Number:2000.107.152.12.04
Date:1993