Seattle's Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), co-sponsored by the Central Area Community Council and the Seattle Urban League, was founded in 1967, funded as part of President Johnson's War on Poverty program. Its mission has been to reduce the impact of poverty with all of its related problems. Renamed Centerstone in 2012, the organization has assisted, through many programs and services, in improving the lot of the poor by providing food and shelter; offering education for at-risk students; employment and training for the unemployed and underemployed; and providing heat for homes during the colder months.
In this photo, students in a CAMP summer program at Garfield High School ad-lib the skit "Walking Stereotypes." At left, Dewayne Hall, 18, depicts the stereotype of a Black Power demagogue. Aaron Dumas, in sunglasses, directs and plays the role of a middle class Black person. Dan Erickson, at blackboard, plays a white liberal. Aaron Dixon, 18, plays an "Uncle Tom" and Jim Mitchell, 17, and "all-weather white bigot."
Caption information source: "CAMP: Central Area Motivation Program (Seattle)" by Mary T. Henry, HistoryLink.org Essay 9243 Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
