426 results for: Civil Rights
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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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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
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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
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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
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Pastors leading memorial service for Martin Luther King, Jr., Seattle, April 4, 1968
The assassination of minister and civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) on April 4 led to a nationwide wave of grief, demonstrations, and riots. Memorials were held across the country, and President Lyndon B. Johnson declared April 7 a national day of mourning .In this image Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney (1926-) sits with other church…
ID Number:1986.5.50986.1
Date:1968
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Joe Boyd and E.J. Brisker of the Soul Academy, August 28, 1969
In 1969, four men--E.J. Brisker, Larry Gossett, Joe Boyd and Richard Brown --founded the Soul Academy, A SEEK (Summer Emphasis on Education) joint program of Seattle Public Schools and the Model City program. The program was aimed at teaching Black dropouts in the Central District, with the intention of getting the students back into school. In addition to regular classes…
ID Number:1986.5.51096.2
Date:1969
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Myrlie Evers-Williams talking with reception attendees, Seattle, April 25, 1970
In this image Myrlie Louise (Beasley) Evers-Williams (1933-), second from left, chats with three unidentified women at a reception in the Mount Zion Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Ms. Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil-rights leader Medgar Evers, was in Seattle for the dedication of the Medgar Evers Pool near Garfield High School in the Central District neighborhood. Caption information source: The…
ID Number:1986.5.52139.1
Date:1970
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Black Panthers demonstrating at federal courthouse, Seattle, 1969
Black Panthers demonstrating at federal courthouse, Seattle, May 1969
A peaceful rally in support of imprisoned Black Panther leader Huey Newton was held at the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on May 1, 1969. Members of the Black Panther Party and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demanded that Newton be released from prison. Other organizations represented at the rally included the University of Washington Black Student Union, the Young…
ID Number:1986.5.52268.2
Date:1969
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Rally in support of Huey Newton at federal Courthouse, Seattle, May 1, 1969
A peaceful rally in support of imprisoned Black Panther leader Huey Newton was held at the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on May 1, 1969. Members of the Black Panther Party and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) demanded that Newton be released from prison. Other organizations represented at the rally included the University of Washington Black Student Union, the Young…
ID Number:1986.5.52268.4
Date:1969
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Elmer Dixon at King County courthouse, Seattle, October 1968
Elmer Dixon (b. 1950) is a longtime Seattle activist for racial justice and was one of the founders of Seattle’s chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). The Seattle chapter was founded in the spring of 1968, after Elmer and his brother Aaron Dixon, Anthony Ware, Garry Owens and several other future Panthers attended a memorial service in San Francisco…
ID Number:1986.5.52275.22A
Date:1968