On January 31, 1991, several leaders of Seattle's African-American community held a press conference at Mount Zion Baptist Church, calling for the resignation of Seattle School Superintendent William Kendrick, and a rejection of his school reorganization plan, which they viewed as insensitive to children of color.

This image shows the six community leaders seated at a table during the press conference. From left they are: Connie Herring, head of the NAACP's education division; Lacy Steele, president of the local chapter of the NAACP; Oscar Eason, head of the Coalition for the Education of Black Children; Dawn Mason, president of Parents for Student Success; Rev. Samuel B. McKinney, pastor of Mount Zion; and Millie Russell, an administrator at the University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs.

Caption information source: "Kendrick's School Plan Draws Ire from Blacks," by Paula Bock, Seattle Times, January 31, 1991, p. A1.
Caption information also derived from captions written by PI staff and attached to the back of the photo.