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Protesters taking over City Council meeting, November 10, 1972
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.07
Date:1972
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Sit-in at Mayor's office, April 5, 1973
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.09
Date:1973
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Chicano demonstration at Seattle Central Community College, October 12, 1976
On October 12, 1976, a group of Chicano students at Seattle Central Community College protested the college's failure to provide bilingual programs or counseling, citing that as the cause for the drop in Chicano enrollment. The students demanded the hiring of a full-time bilingual Chicano counselor, more Chicano administrators, faculty and staff, and a recruitment program to attract more Chicano…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.12
Date:1976
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Keo Capastany and Robert Gogerty at Mayor's office sit-in, April 5, 1973
Seattle had a growing Latino population in the late 1960s, and activists had been pressing the city for a building in which to establish a Chicano community center. Tired of having their requests ignored, in October 1972 they took over the abandoned Beacon Hill School on 16th Avenue South and renamed it El Centro de la Raza. After a 75-day…
ID Number:2000.107.124.39.13
Date:1973
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Chicanos in Aztlan youth group, Seattle, January, 1984
In this image "Flex," at front, tosses a cue ball in the air while his friends look on, from left, Carlos Barrientes, Tracy Roybal, Fernando Sanchez, "Torito" Rodriguez, and Steve Sanchez. The young men are all members of the "CIA," or Chicanos in Aztlan, an ethnic youth group created in the early 1980s to preserve Mexican heritage and display ethnic…
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.04
Date:1984
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"Flex" of Chicanos in Aztlan demonstrating break dancing, Seattle, January, 1984
In this image "Flex" demonstrates the kickworm, a break dancing move, while friends in CIA, or Chicanos in Aztlan, look on. The CIA, an ethnic youth group, was created in the early 1980s by friends to preserve their Mexican heritage and display their ethnic pride. Caption information source: The Seattle Times, January 29, 1984, page 25Caption information also derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.124.40.05
Date:1984
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Workers picketing for better jobs, Seattle, August 29, 1969
This image was taken as African American contractors and workers picketed at the building site of a research facility at the Harborview Medical Center, one of three major projects shut down for two days of non-violent demonstrations. Representatives of the Central Contractors Association, the Black contractors' union, spearheaded the drive for more and better employment opportunities in the construction industry.…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.10
Date:1969
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Sit-in at Mayor Gordon Clinton's office, Seattle, July 1963
On July 1, 1963, after a demonstration of about 400 people on the City Hall plaza, 35 individuals from the Central District Youth Club began a sit-in at Mayor Gordon Clinton's office to protest Clinton's lack of action on an open housing ordinance. This photo shows some of the group of young women and men in the reception area of…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.15
Date:1963
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Father John Lynch leading marchers to St. James Cathedral, Seattle, March 16, 1965
On March 16, 1965, Father John Lynch, moderator of the Seattle Catholic Interracial Council, led 400 people from the federal courthouse to St. James Cathedral in a demonstration of sympathy for Black Americans in the civil rights struggle. Over 1000 people then joined Lynch in a "Mass of Reparation" at the cathedral, where he delivered an "angry sermon on love."This…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.18
Date:1965
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Central Area representatives at press conference, July 3, 1968
On July 3, 1968, representatives from a number of Central District organizations held a press conference to address rock-throwing incidents in the area. They urged the youths involved to air their grievances in a more positive and effective way, and to join Central Area organizations to help bring about the change they seek.This photo shows five of the Central Area…
ID Number:2000.107.131.21.19
Date:1968