Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

About the Project

The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project is based at the University of Washington. It represents a unique collaboration involving community groups, UW faculty, and both undergraduate and graduate students. Funding for the project has been provided by the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, and the following University of Washington offices: the Office of Undergraduate Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Provost. In addition we gratefully acknowledge support from 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Fund.

STAFF
Director: James N. Gregory
Project Coordinator: Trevor Griffey
Associate Editors: Steve Beda (2007); Daren Salter(2006), Nathan Roberts (2006),
                            Michael Sculze-Oechtering Casteñada (2006); Alex Morrow (2005)
Teacher Outreach Coordinator: Teresa Frizell
Films: Shaun Scott
Section Coordinators: Janet Jones (Black Panther Party)
                             Teresa Brownwolf Powers (Urban Indians)
                             Oscar Rosales Casteñada and Michael Sculze-Oechtering Casteñada (Chicano Movement)
                             Carolyn Lind (Restrictive Covenants)
Web programing: Peter Leonard; earlier help from Micah Ellison, Brian Grijalva

FACULTY ADVISORS Nancy Beadie - Education, UW Seattle Enrique Bonus - American Ethnic Studies, UW Seattle Rashmi Bali Chilka - independent scholar Erasmo Gamboa - American Ethnic Studies, UW Seattle Alexandra Harmon - American Indian Studies, UW Seattle Michael Honey - Liberal Studies, UW Tacoma Moon Ho Jung - History, UW Seattle Lorraine McConaghy - Seattle Museum of History and Industry Vicente Rafael - History, UW Seattle Quintard Taylor - History, UW Seattle		How this project helped change state law On March 15, 2006, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law Senate Bill 6169, which makes it easier for neighborhoods governed by homeowners associations to rid themselves of racial restrictive covenants. Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, introduced the measure after this project focused attention on the lingering effects of these covenants. Click here to read the news coverage about the project and how it changed state law
CONTRIBUTORS: Authors, Researchers, and Interviewers
Lossom Allen Roberto Alvizo Christy Avery Morgan Banks Francesca Barajas Cristal Barragan Doug Blair Rachael Blanchard Jonathan Brooks Fred Brown Oscar Rosales Castenada Pauline Chardoul-Sutter Angelita Chavez Brooke Clarke Luke Colasurdo Craig Collisson Gabriel Chrisman Micah Ellison Meg Elston	Sarah Falconer Edgar Flores Crystal Fresco Susan Frost Tikia Gilbert Michelle Goshorn Nicole Grant Rebecca Gray Brooklyn Gregorich Rachel Gregory Brian Grijalva Stacey Jagels Stephanie Johnson Laurie Johnstonbaugh Janet Jones Breeann Larios Carolyn Lind Eric Luthy Dien Luu	Mark Mabanag Doug Marcoux Kate Marshall Heather McKimmie Sarah Miner Mark Morzol Nichole Murray Tracie Newbins Karen Oliver Rod Palmquist Christopher Paredes Lindsay Park Monica Perez Johanna Phillips Shelley Pinckney Erin Plummer Teresa Brownwolf Powers Amber Price Carrie Reynolds	Marc Robinson Nathan Rodke Michael Schulze-Oechtering Chad Seabury Kurt Schaefer Shaun Scott Allison Shephard Jeremy Simer Karen Smith Jennifer Speidel Rache Stotts-Johnson Grace Taylor Jennifer Taylor Leonard Totev Marco Vargas Sharon Walker Sharae Wheeler Jon Wright

CONTRIBUTORS: Oral Histories

Pedro Acevez
Jean Adams
Yolanda Alaniz
Belle Alexander
John. H. Adams
Kenyatto Amen-Allah
Ramona Bennett
Willard Bill
Juan Jose Bocanegra
Vivian Caver
Ron Chew
Doug Chin
Mark Cook
Dorothy Cordova
Fred Cordova
Megan Cornish
David Della
Antonio Diaz
Aaron Dixon
Elmer Dixon
Michael Dixon

Cindy Domingo
Lynn Domingo
Nemesio Domingo
Heidi Durham
Jake Fiddler
Michael Fox
Sydney Gallegos
Erasmo Gamboa
Rosalinda Guillen
Larry Gossett
Todd Hawkins
Phil Hayasaka
Dorothy Hollingsworth
Leon Hobbs
Walter Hubbard
Francisco Irigon
Charles V. Johnson
Doug Johnson
Ron Johnson
Charles Kato
Ivan King

Herman Lanier
Janet Lewis
Randy Lewis
Mike Lowry
Sharon Maeda
Roberto Maestas
B.J. Mangaoang
Blanca Martinez
Frank Martinez
Ricardo Martinez
Larry Matsuda
Samuel McKinney
Lyle Mercer
Mike Murray
Lonnie Nelson
Garry Owens
Paul Blair
Jean Raymond
Lawney Reyes
Rogelio Riojas
Jesus Rodriguez ez

Rebecca Saldana
Bob Santos
Beverly Sims
Fred Simmons
Joan Singler
Charles Z. Smith
Alan Sugiyama
Mike Tagawa
Wes Uhlman
Betty Lou Valentine
Velma Veloria
Tomas Villanueva
Marion West
Bobby White
Alvin Whitaker
Shamseddin Williams
Michael Woo
John Yates

CONTRIBUTORS: Photo and Document Collections

Oscar Rosales Castañeda: Chicano Murals photos
Aaron Dixon: Black Panther Party photos
Walter Hubbard: Catholic Northwest Progress civil rights photos
Y.K. Kuniyuki: International District preservation photos
Fred Lonidier: Black Panther Party photos
Larry Matsuda: Asian Coalition for Equality newsletter
Jesus Rodriguez: Chicano Movement photos and documents
Alan Sugiyama: Asian American Movement documents and photos
Eugene Tagawa: Black Panther Party and Asian American Movement photos
Mike Tagawa: Black Panther Party documents
Ben Yorita: Oriental Student Union Sit-in photos

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Many community organizations are contributing to this project. Special thanks to the following: LELO (Legacy of Equality Leadership & Organizing) which shared the interviews, pictures, publications, and documents that comprise the United Construction Workers unit of this project. The Filipino American National Historical Society, which shared the photos and other materials that appear in the Cannery Workers Union pages. Members of the Seattle Black Panther Party Legacy Committee who agreed to be interviewed and shared photographs. MEChA de UW which shared photos and documents and whose members are responsible for much of the Chicano Movement in Washington State History Project.

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM PARTNERS

Many of the pictures on these pages belong to Seattle's Museum of History and Industry. Others are shared courtesy of the University of Washington Library's Special Collections Division. Carla Rickerson, head of Special Collections, and Glenda Pearson, head of the Microform/Newspapers Section, are collaborating with other aspects of the project. Theresa Mudrock designed the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project brochure.

COPYRIGHT

Everything on this site is protected by copyright. Photos, documents, films, reports, and articles are the property of the donors and authors and may not be reproduced. Oral histories, slideshows, and other materials may not be reproduced without the written permission of the director or project coordinator of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project.

c/o Professor James Gregory

History Department

University of Washington

Seattle, WA 98195-3560

206-543-7792

fax 206-543-9451

The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project is one of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Projects directed by Professor James Gregory. It joins the Communism in Washington State - History and Memory Project, The Seattle General Strike Project, The Labor Press Project, and The Workers & Unions of UW Project, in developing resources relating to the history of labor and social movements in the Pacific Northwest.