Seattle in Black and White: The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity
- ISBN-10
- 0295804246
- ISBN-13
- 9780295804248
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-10-17
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Authors
- Martha, Joan Singler, Jean C. Durning
Description
Seattle was a very different city in 1960 than it is today. There were no black bus drivers, sales clerks, or bank tellers. Black children rarely attended the same schools as white children. And few black people lived outside of the Central District. In 1960, Seattle was effectively a segregated town. Energized by the national civil rights movement, an interracial group of Seattle residents joined together to form the Seattle chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Operational from 1961 through 1968, CORE had a brief but powerful effect on Seattle. The chapter began by challenging one of the more blatant forms of discrimination in the city, local supermarkets. Located within the black community and dependent on black customers, these supermarkets refused to hire black employees. CORE took the supermarkets to task by organizing hundreds of volunteers into shifts of continuous picketers until stores desegregated their staffs. From this initial effort CORE, in partnership with the NAACP and other groups, launched campaigns to increase employment and housing opportunities for black Seattleites, and to address racial inequalities in Seattle public schools. The members of Seattle CORE were committed to transforming Seattle into a more integrated and just society. Seattle was one of more than one hundred cities to support an active CORE chapter. Seattle in Black and White tells the local, Seattle story about this national movement. Authored by four active members of Seattle CORE, this book not only recounts the actions of Seattle CORE but, through their memories, also captures the emotion and intensity of this pivotal and highly charged time in America�s history. For more information visit: http://seattleinblackandwhite.org/
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011
- 296 pages
- Paperback
- University of Washington Press
Similar books
-
The Hustle: One Team and Ten Lives in Black and White
By Doug MerlinoChronicles a social experiment through which wealthy white and disadvantaged African-American basketball athletes were put together to form a successful youth team that also enabled the black players to attend private school, revealing what ...
-
Seattle Images - Extreme Black & White
By Rolf McEwenThese images created from photographs have been rendered in extreme black & white. This process results in very abstract images. Some pictures toward the end of the book have been distorted so they appear to be wavy and warped.
-
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
By Dr. Robin DiAngeloIn this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
-
Seattle Images - Black and White Travel Photos
By Rolf McEwenThis book is a collection of travel photographs taken in Seattle, Washington.
-
Historic Photos of Seattle
By Walt CrowleyBlack-and-white photographs document social life, government, and education throughout the history of Seattle, Washington, including photos of Pike Place Market and the Great Fire of 1889.
-
The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle’s Central District from 1870 through the Civil Rights Era
By Quintard TaylorWith a new foreword and afterword, this second edition of The Forging of a Black Community is essential to understanding the history and present of the largest black community in the Pacific Northwest.
-
Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family
By Neil HenryHis family history and the remarkable climax to his search make this an unforgettable story."—Gordon Parks, author of The Learning Tree "With this book, Neil Henry, an outstanding newspaper journalist who has become an influential ...
-
Seattle Pencil Drawings in Black and White
By Rolf McEwenThis book is a collection of black and white pencil drawings created from photographs taken in Seattle, Washington during a walking tour of the city over a period of several days.
-
Capitol Hill in Black and White
By Robert ParkerI did a similar favor for Dodd four years later in 1967 , when syndicated columnist Drew Pearson began riding Dodd for misuse of campaign funds . Pearson came to the Senate Dining Room one day with three distinguished journalists as his ...
-
The Truth About White People
By Lola E. PetersFifteen essays about the myth of white racial superiority and the impact that myth has on aspects of US society, including culture, politics, and economics.