1960-1965:
CORE, NAACP, CACRC demonstrations

Inspired by the southern civil rights movement, activism surged in Seattle after the NAACP reorganized in 1958.  The Seattle chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was founded in 1961 to employ the non-violent direct action techniques of the South against discriminatory practices in Seattle. Both groups allied with the Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC) which coordinated activities in the early 1960s.

Demonstrators arrested in 1963 after a week-long sit-in at the Mayor’s Office. They demanded black appointees for the Human Rights Commission and a Fair Housing Law. Photo: Museum of History and Industry