Allison O'Connor
Allison Marie O’Connor is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington. She is majoring in History with minors in Japanese and Education, Learning, and Society. After graduating she hopes to participate in the Master in Teaching program at her university and get the certification to become a high school Social Studies/History teacher.
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Jackson Street Community Council (1946-1967)
Formed in 1946, the Jackson Street Community Council (JSCC) became the first institutional link between the often divided communities of...
Washington State Board Against Discrimination
In 1949 Washington State enacted the Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) to make discrimination in hiring on the basis of...
Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883-1968)
In 1934, Arthur Wergs Mitchell became the first African American Democrat elected to Congress from any state. Mitchell served four...
Earl Whaley Band
Earl Whaley was an alto-saxophone player and bandleader from the San Francisco Bay Area. He moved to Seattle and led...
John Henry “Doc” Hamilton (1891-1942)
Doc Hamilton, born John Henry Hamilton in 1891, was a famous Seattle prohibition-era club owner. Originally from West Point, Mississippi,...
Edythe Turnham Orchestra
Also called Edythe Turnham and her Knights of Syncopation, the Edythe Turnham Orchestra was a prominent fixture in the Seattle...
Negro Musicians’ Union, Local 493, Seattle
Also known as the Negro Musicians’ Union, Local No. 493 was formed in 1913 in Seattle. During this time period,...
Katie Beatrice Hall (1938-2012)
Democratic representative Katie Hall was elected to the United States Congress in 1983. Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi...
Rev. Mance Jackson (1931-2007)
Open housing was one of the most prominent goals of the Seattle, Washington civil rights movement in the 1960s. Up...
George Washington Williams (1849-1891)
George Washington Williams was a 19th-century Baptist minister, Civil War veteran, attorney, and politician who was the first African American...
Charles Edmund Nash (1844-1913)
Republican Charles Edmund Nash served in the 44th Congress as Louisiana’s only black representative. Nash was born in Opelousas, St....
Jefferson Franklin Long (1836-1907)
Jefferson Franklin Long, a Republican who represented Georgia in the 41st Congress, was the first black member to speak on...
