- Collection:
- Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
- Title:
- Segregated Seattle
- Date of Original:
- 2004/2018
- Subject:
- Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
Racial discrimination--Washington (State)--Seattle
Segregation--Washington (State)--Seattle
Segregationists--Washington (State)--Seattle
White supremacy movements--Washington (State)--Seattle
Discrimination in housing--Washington (State)--Seattle
Discrimination in housing--Law and legislation--Washington (State)--Seattle
Covenants (Law)--Washington (State)--Seattle
Covenants--Washington (State)--Seattle
Real covenants--Washington (State)--Seattle
Encumbrances (Law)--Washington (State)--Seattle
Segregation in education--Washington (State)--Seattle
School integration--Washington (State)--Seattle
Discrimination in public accommodations--Washington (State)--Seattle
Discrimination in restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle
Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and government--20th century
Seattle (Wash.)--History--20th century
Seattle (Wash.)--Race relations
Race relations
Housing policy--Washington (State)--Seattle
Right to housing--Washington (State)--Seattle - Location:
- United States, Washington, King County, 47.49084, -121.83583
United States, Washington, King County, Seattle, 47.60621, -122.33207 - Medium:
- maps (documents)
photographs
texts (documents) - Type:
- StillImage
Collection
Text - Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- For most of its history Seattle was a segregated city, as committed to white supremacy as any location in America. People of color were excluded from most jobs, most neighborhoods and schools, and many stores, restaurants, hotels, and other commercial establishments, even hospitals. As in other western states, the system of severe racial discrimination in Seattle targeted not just African Americans but also Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, people of Mexican ancestry, and also, at times, Jews. This special section presents research that will surprise many Pacific Northwesterners. Included are maps, photos, documents, and newspaper articles that follow the history of segregation in Seattle up through the 1960s. We also have the most extensive database of racially restrictive neighborhood covenants and deed clauses available for any city in the country. Taken from http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/segregated.htm
- Metadata URL:
- http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/segregated.htm
- Additional Rights Information:
- Anything quoted or copied from this site must credit: "Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project www.civilrights.washington.edu"
- Contributing Institution:
- Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
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