Seattle in Black and White : The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity.
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TextSeries: V. Ethel Willis White BksPublisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (296 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9780295804248
- Congress of Racial Equality -- History
- African Americans -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century
- Civil rights movements -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century
- Seattle (Wash.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- 323.1196/0730797772
- VEW
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Beginnings -- 1 The Formation of Seattle CORE -- Part II Employment -- 2 Seattle CORE's Employment Action -- 3 Employment Downtown -- 4 Taxi Companies and Unions -- Part III Housing -- 5 Segregated Housing in Seattle -- 6 Direct Action to End Segregated Housing -- Part IV Education -- 7 Seattle's Segregated Schools -- 8 Boycott and Freedom Schools -- Part V Internal Matters -- 9 Maintaining the Organization -- 10 Black Power and Seattle CORE -- Epilogue Legacy and Challenges -- Appendices -- 1 Seattle's Freedom Patrol, by Sue D. Gottfried -- 2 Memories of a Freedom Rider, by Ray Cooper -- 3 Biographical Sketches of Selected CORE Activists -- 4 Seattle CORE Members and Active Supporters -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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