Civil Rights in the 1940s: When Seattle began to grow up

The 1940’s were times of change for Seattle, as the world war and social pressures associated with it brought the beginnings of maturity to the city. Seattle’s African American citizens experienced much of this change directly. Populations from the south, and elsewhere in the country, were drawn to better-paying war work in Seattle and brought cultural…

People Of The Civil Rights Movement: Part 1

Before Montgomery: Bayard Rustin and the Fight for Racial Justice During World War II, The National WWII Museum

Congressman John R. Lewis

1940-1949: The Birth of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Women in the Civil Rights Movement Historic Context Statement and

Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s

The Modern Civil Rights Movement in the National Capital Area

Communist Civil Rights: Seattle Civil Rights Congress, 1948-1955

Jim Crow Laws: Separate But Not Equal

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John S. Shelf Talk