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Open Housing and other Seattle Civil Rights Campaigns

Letters, flyers, and papers from numerous civil rights campaigns in 1960s Seattle, spearheaded by CORE, the Urban League, the NAACP, the Central Area Civil Rights Committee, and other civil rights organizations, relating to police brutality, community programs, education, and particularly, the campaigns for open housing in 1963-1964. These documents from open housing and other civil rights campaigns are part of a special section of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. Digitization of documents courtesy of the Special Collections Library, University of Washington (CORE, Seattle Chapter Records, 1961-1970, Manuscript Collection 1563). Copyright (c) reserved.

Date: 08/22/2008
Size: 19 items
Report of Cross Burning, September 5, 1958

Report of Cross Burning, September 5, 1958

"The Housing Situation of Minority Groups in the State of Washington," April 30, 1961

"Operation Windowshop," c. 1962

Outline of 1963 Civil Rights Act, from the Washington State Democratic Committee

Outline of 1963 Civil Rights Act, from the Washington State Democratic Committee

Voter Action Campaign, Central Area Civil Rights Committee

Voter Action Campaign, Central Area Civil Rights Committee

Call for Seattle Freedom March from the CACRC, August 28, 1963

Call for Seattle Freedom March from the CACRC, August 28, 1963

Fair Housing Listing Service, Fall 1963

Fair Housing Listing Service, Fall 1963

Democratic Committee Statement for Open Housing, June 25, 1963

Democratic Committee Statement for Open Housing, June 25, 1963

Proposed Open Housing Ordinance, 1964

Proposed Open Housing Ordinance, 1964

Letter on Defeat of Open Housing Ordinance, March 24, 1964

Letter on Defeat of Open Housing Ordinance, March 24, 1964

Letter on housing discrimination, September 10, 1964

Letter on housing discrimination, September 10, 1964

"Why We Are Here" Housing flyer from CORE and the NAACP

Report of CORE's March 22, 1964 sit-in at discriminatory realtor Picture Floor Plans

Report of CORE's March 22, 1964 sit-in at discriminatory realtor Picture Floor Plans

CORE's Discrimination Log

CORE's Discrimination Log

Guidelines for 1965

Guidelines for 1965 "Freedom Patrols" to eliminate police brutality

The Urban League's Rental Project Progress Report, June 15, 1966

The Urban League's Rental Project Progress Report, June 15, 1966

University of Washington Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) pamphlet, c. 1964-1965

University of Washington Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) pamphlet, c. 1964-1965

Seattle CORE's

Seattle CORE's "Corelator" Newsletter, February 20, 1967

"Separate but Unequal: Is Black Control the Answer?" Urban League Forum, c. 1967-1968

   
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