Seattle’s
Segregation Story
Seattle
has a long history of racial discrimination and segregation. Until the late
1960s, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans
were shut out of most neighborhoods, schools, many
occupations, and sometimes stores and restaurants.
The map at right shows the residential segregation of African Americans in
Seattle’s Central District in 1960.
For educational use only.
© Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History
Project