Alvin Whitaker is an electrician who helped integrate Seattles building trades in the 1970s as an activist in the United Construction Workers Association. March on Washington. 6 James Farmer. No issue was more important to the newspaper than education. On February 19, 1934, a group of Communists involved in the League of Struggle for Negro Rights decided that discrimination toward African Americans and Filipinos in Seattle must come to an end. This page is a gateway to the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project resources for exploring the civil rights activism of African Americans in the Pacific Northwest. This essay examines the surprising role of the citys newspapers in the open housing election. . AAAHRP holds an annual conference each February featuring significant research on Washington state black history topics. Valuable collections of photographs, documents, and oral histories. This essay examines the tactics of the campaign and evaluates methods of the small but very active CORE chapter. Although Martin Luther King, Jr. and others had hoped that SNCC would serve as the youth wing of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the students remained fiercely independent of King and SCLC, generating their own projects and strategies. He served as Dean of the UW Law School and In 1988 became the first African American to serve on the Washington State Supreme Court. Most people wouldn . In August 1961,a Black woman dressed in plain clothes, wearing short hair and glasses, calmlyboarded a bus from New York to Cleveland. The Black Panther Party in Seattle 1968-1970 by Kurt Schaefer. Journalist, one of the main leaders of the abolitionist movement in Brazil. Since 1986 the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus has carved out a space for workers of color and female workers in IBEW Local 46, the union representing electrical workers in the Pacific Northwest. A member of Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party, she has been active for more than 30 years in struggles for race, gender, and economic justice. Born in 1908 and raised in Seattle, in 1934 Brooks replaced Revels Cayton as president of the League of Struggle for Negro Rights and during his brief tenure led a number of direct-action protests . For his exhibition, Feiler drove more than 25,000 miles, photographed 105 schools, and interviewed former students, teachers, preservationists, and community leaders from each participating state. Tim Harris, homeless and social justice advocate: Founder of Real Change, an award-winning street newspaper (now also available digitally) that empowers and raises the visibility of its homeless sales force. Teen Vogue covers the latest in celebrity news, politics, fashion, beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and entertainment. They work to protect individuals and groups from political repression and discrimination by governments and private organizations, and seek to ensure the ability of all members of society to participate in the civil and political life of the state. In 1942, Florise Spearman and Dorothy West Williams became the first African Americans ever to be hired at Boeing. Until 1968, racial restrictive covenants prevented certain racial minorities from purchasing homes in specific King County neighborhoods, segregating Seattle and shaping its racial demography. A Puyallup, Ramona Bennett has been pioneering activist on behalf of Indian rights since joining the American Indian Women's Service league in the 1950s. After years of fighting and appeals, the governors of North Carolina and Ohio reached an agreement to extradite Mallory back to Monroe. They would become the first female linemen, sub-station constructors, cable splicers, the first unionized female utility electricians in Seattle and the first in the nation. This remarkable achievement was enabled by the two distinct wings of the feminist movement who took advantage of the social and political opportunities available to them. 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Susie Revels Cayton: The Part She Played by Michelle L. Goshorn. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses thousands of civil rights supporters gathered in front of the Lincolm Memorial for the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. CORE and the Fight Against Employer Discrimination in 1960s Seattle by Jamie Brown. We have found thirteen reported fatalities between 1945 and 1969, by no means a complete count. "Roz" Woodhouse (b. Mallory was one of the Black women organizers the FBI tried toremove from the public eye. The African-American Civil Rights Movement was an ongoing fight for racial equality that took place for over 100 years after the Civil War. . Occurring during the heat of the civil rights movement in 1965, the shooting inspired local African American community leaders to demand justice. Prior to 1969, very few women were represented in significant positions of influence in Washington State, and yet by 1977 the state had legalized abortion, ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and eliminated numerous laws discriminating on the basis of sex, making it one of the most progressive states on womens issues in the nation. 1963. A social worker, Dorothy Hollingsworth moved to Seattle in 1946 and became active in the Christian Friends for Racial Equality and later the Central Area Civil Rights Committee and Model Cities. Everyone in Washington has civil rights. The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Wells, met with Wilson to express dismay over Jim Crow. She now works as an archivist, preserving Chicano/a history. President John F. Kennedy had introduced the bill before his assassination. The Christian Friends for Racial Equality, 1942-70 by Johanna Phillips. In 1973, she became a member of Radical Women and the Freedom Socialist Party, and she has been active for more than 30 years in struggles for race, gender, and economic justice at the utility. Larry Gossett grew up in Seattle's Central District and attended the University of Washington where he co-founded the Black Student Union and helped lead off-campus protests in the late 1960s. Our lawyers include civil rights leaders, visionaries, and . The Congress of Racial Equality mounted a concerted campaign to end employment discrimination in Seattle. Culminating two years of campaigns to end discrimination in employment, CORE launched a drive to win jobs for African Americans in Seattles downtown retail district. He later served as bodyguard to Huey P. Newton. Youngest of the Dixon brothers, Michael was a 15-year-old sophomore at Garfield High School when he joined the BP. Ed Murray, Seattle mayor: As a state legislator, he successfully led the push for marriage equality in Washington state and is the city's first openly gay mayor. Lowman Oliver marched for civil rights and racial equity across Florida in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, hoping to build a state he viewed as just and equal for . All rights reserved. argue against the Civil Rights Act. Ed Murray, Seattle mayor: As a state legislator, he successfully led the push for marriage equality in Washington state and is the citys first openly gay mayor. She entrenched herself in the midcentury local radical community, protestingeverything from school segregation to Congolese leader Patrice Lumumbas 1961 political assassination. Over the years she has has earned a law degree, served as Chief Electrical inspector for the state, and currently is Business Representative for Local 46. Raise awareness that the civil rights movement required the dedication of many leaders and organizations. Bill Jr.s wife, Melinda Gates, cofounded the Gates Foundation and is the fourth most powerful woman on earth (according to Forbes), after Angela Merkel, Hillary Clinton and Janet Yellen. Born in Florida, Charles Smith moved to Seattle in 1955 to attend law school at UW. Challenging Sexism at City Light: The Electrical Trades Trainee Program by Nicole Grant. The bureau labeled her a subversive and added her to the list of Black people the agency surveilled through itscounterintelligence program, or COINTELPRO. The young persons guide to conquering (and saving) the world. Bernice A. Table of Contents hide. Includes video interview excerpts. Pierre is the first non-consultant elected a senior partner in McKinsey's history. In the early 50's she went underground. An NAACP activist, she joined CORE in the early 1960s and helped organize campaigns against employment discrimination in grocery stories and downtown department stores, against housing discrimination, and against police harassment of African Americans. Bettylou Valentine moved to Seattle in 1959 to attend graduate school. Not only did her publications become part of agrowing body of Black womens intellectual production that helped usher in theBlack Power Movement, they also fostered public conversations about Black self-determination and mass incarceration. HistoryLink.org articles on African Americans and Civil Rights. On July 4, 1963, he was arrested with 283 other activists for trying to integrate an amusement park. He played a leading role in the Central Area Civil Rights Committee and Model Cities. Civil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and rights. I help leaders and organizations make . surveilled, repressed, and jailed Black women activists. He served as Field Marshall and coordinator of the breakfast program for the chapter. Background. Dan Evans. People who motivated themselves and then led others to gain and protect these rights and liberties include: See each individual for their references. Smith, who served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of North Brentwood in Maryland, for more than 50 years, was a longtime civil rights activist . 1940) was the first Black woman to head Washington state's department of Department of Licensing [in 1977] and first president of Seattle's Women's Commission . Co-founder of Seattle's CORE chapter in 1961, Joan Singler helped organize campaigns against employment discrimination in grocery stories and downtown department stores, against housing discrimination, and against police harassment of African Americans. The daughter of farm workers, Yolanda Alaniz was active in MEChA, the Brown Berets, the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women, in addition to writing for the UW _Daily_ on Chicana issues. Federal Way, WA Civil Rights Attorney. 3. Bobby White joined the Black Panther Party in 1968, shortly after returning home to Seattle after military service in Vietnam. She gave that up to devote herself to farm worker organizing. And Bill Jr., having cofounded one of the original and most successful software companies extant, established theGates Foundation with a$28 billion donation andattracted science, health and many luminaries to Seattle. In fact, as a child, Mallory oftenflouted white supremacist customs, a character trait that made her family concerned she wasnt going to make it so good in the South.Fortunately, Mallory and her mother joined the thousands of Black Americans who migrated to New York City from the South during the Great Migration with hopes of gaining safety and security. Others,such as James Baldwin, raised awareness about her case because they recognized that an all-white jury would likely sentence her to life in prison, or even worse, that justice would be served via a whitelynch mob. Brought the Convent of the Holy Nativity Nuns to Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin activist, movement leader, writer, philosopher, and teacher Responsible for helping to establish townships all over Wisconsin, and other parts of the United States, journalist, early activist in 20th-Century civil rights movement, women's suffrage/voting rights activist. counterintelligence program, or COINTELPRO. Eight days later, after deliberating for only 30 minutes, the all-white jury found her guilty and sentenced her to 16 to 20 years in prison. One of the first states to liberalize abortion law, Washington was the only one to do so by means of a ballot measure. In 1942, pioneering women Florise Spearman and Dorothy West Williams became the first African Americans ever to be hired at Boeing. Sarah Welch moved to Seattle in 1970 at the age of 23 to become one of the leaders of the United Farm Worker's (UFW) office there. My name is Jen McAndrew and I am today's moderator. By Neil A. Lewis. Mallory was one of many the FBI hunted and held captive for her beliefs and political associations. During the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, the CP made important strides in the areas of union desegregation, public education about racial injustices, and legal support for civil rights activities. The movement had its origins in the Reconstruction era during the late 19th century, although it made its largest legislative gains in the 1960s . The Franklin High School Sit-in, March 29, 1968 by Tikia Gilbert. Today's civil rights leaders have picked up the mantle once held by Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Roy Wilkins, and Dorothy Height. TheCleveland Call and Post reported that, at the time, Mallory was able to hide in the citybecause she look[ed] like a million other domestics or nurse's aides. Theres nothing special about her, the newspaper noted, except her ideas. Mallory was an outspoken activist who promoted Black self-defense, Black self-determination, and global Black liberation. Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation. August 28, 2013 - On the 50th anniversary of the march, one of the 1963 organizers, John Lewis, a congressman (D-GA), and US Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, address a crowd . Hubbard co-founded Seattles Catholic Interracial Council and the Catholic Churchs Project Equality, and served in the leadership of Seattle's Central Area Civil Rights Committee and the National Office of Black Catholics. Wife of publisher Horace Cayton Sr., mother of the famous sociologist Horace Cayton Jr. and labor leader Revels Cayton, Susie Revels Cayton was also Associate Editor or the Seattle Republican and an activist in Seattles African American community. A participant in the 1934 strike that created the ILWU, for the next thirty-three years he served Seattles Local 19 in various leadership capacities and was regularly elected to the Coast Labor Relations committee of the International union.