Seattle in Black and White: The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Eq

Description: Seattle in Black and White by Joan Singler, Jean C. Durning, Bettylou Valentine, Martha J. Adams Tells the local, Seattle story about the Congress of Racial Equality movement to bring about a more integrated and just society FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Seattle was a very different city in 1960 than it is today. There were no black bus drivers, sales clerks, or bank tellers. Black children rarely attended the same schools as white children. And few black people lived outside of the Central District. In 1960, Seattle was effectively a segregated town.Energized by the national civil rights movement, an interracial group of Seattle residents joined together to form the Seattle chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Operational from 1961 through 1968, CORE had a brief but powerful effect on Seattle. The chapter began by challenging one of the more blatant forms of discrimination in the city, local supermarkets. Located within the black community and dependent on black customers, these supermarkets refused to hire black employees. CORE took the supermarkets to task by organizing hundreds of volunteers into shifts of continuous picketers until stores desegregated their staffs. From this initial effort CORE, in partnership with the NAACP and other groups, launched campaigns to increase employment and housing opportunities for black Seattleites, and to address racial inequalities in Seattle public schools. The members of Seattle CORE were committed to transforming Seattle into a more integrated and just society.Seattle was one of more than one hundred cities to support an active CORE chapter. Seattle in Black and White tells the local, Seattle story about this national movement. Authored by four active members of Seattle CORE, this book not only recounts the actions of Seattle CORE but, through their memories, also captures the emotion and intensity of this pivotal and highly charged time in Americas history.A V Ethel Willis White BookFor more information visit: / Notes Tells the local, Seattle story about the Congress of Racial Equality movement to bring about a more integrated and just society Author Biography Joan Singler was a founder of Seattle CORE and served as CORE secretary and chaired the Housing Committee. She has a bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Washington and currently serves on the Washington State AARP Executive Council and works to support of victims of domestic violence. Jean Durning joined CORE in 1961 and organized some major CORE projects. Later she was active in political campaigns, taught junior high school and worked on opening environmental careers for minority professionals. From 1981 to 1993 she was northwest director of The Wilderness Society, helping coordinate volunteers of many environmental organizations, lobbying Congress, and dealing regularly with government agencies and with press and broadcast reporters. Bettylou (Burleigh) Valentine, a national board member of the NAACP, joined Seattle CORE in 1962 serving as secretary in 1964. She earned her MA and later her PhD in anthropology; she is the author of Hustling and Other Hard Work. She and her husband also taught, researched and wrote in Suriname, South America, Papua New Guinea and China. Back in Seattle, she directed Central Youth and Family Services for sixteen years. Maid Adams joined Seattle CORE in 1962. She served as coordinator for employment negotiations and was a co-principal of the Freedom School at the First AME Church. She returned to the University of Washington to earn her Masters degree in educational psychology and then served for twenty years as a program director at Green River Community College. She continues to teach and maintain community activities. Table of Contents Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One | Beginnings1. The Formation of Seattle COREPart Two | Employment2. Seattle COREs Employment Action3. Employment Downtown4. Taxi Companies and UnionsPart Three | Housing5. Segregated Housing in Seattle6. Direct Action to End Segregated HousingPart Four | Education7. Seattles Segregated Schools8. Boycott and Freedom SchoolsPart Five | Internal Matters9. Maintaining the Organization10. Black Power and Seattle COREEpilogue | Legacy and Challenges Appendices1. Seattles Freedom Patrol, by Sue D. Gottfried2. Memories of a Freedom Rider, by Ray Cooper 3. Biographical Sketches of Selected CORE activists4. Seattle CORE Members and Active SupportersNotes BibliographyIndex Review "The story of Seattles efforts to fight for racial equality, justice and public access is a story that must be continually told. Seattle in Black and White is a story rich with personal accounts of courage, honor and a belief that the American dream is for all. It weaves the threads of activism, courage, brilliance, and love into a luxurious canvas for all to view." -Norm Rice, CEO of the Seattle Foundation and former Seattle Mayor "Seattle in Black and White is an eyewitness account from one corner of our country of the energy and moral power of the civil rights movement, the movement that changed the political profile of America. It is also a call to continue the work of building the beloved community." -Congressman John Lewis "Seattle needs this book. Part memoir, part history, it tells the remarkable story of the activists who pierced the veil of complacency in the early 1960s and forced the city to begin dismantling its systems of segregation." -James N. Gregory, author of The Southern Diaspora: How the Great Migrations of Black and White Southerners Transformed America "Four remarkable women fought as fervently to end racial discrimination in Seattle as their counterparts in Mississippi or Alabama and their book is a powerful reminder that the campaign for racial equality had to be waged in every corner of the nation including the Pacific Northwest." -Quintard Taylor, author of The Forging of a Black Community Promotional Tells the local, Seattle story about the Congress of Racial Equality movement to bring about a more integrated and just society Review Quote "This well-researched history and joint memoir was written by four women who were officers, project heads, or committee leaders in the Seattle branch [of CORE: Congress of Racial Equality]. . . . Hopefully, this book will ensure the story is not forgotten and will provide lessons on what needs to be done in the 21st century to achieve a world of equality." - Cheryl A. Smith , The Journal of African American History , Summer 2013 Details ISBN0295990848 Author Martha J. Adams Short Title SEATTLE IN BLACK & WHITE Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295990848 ISBN-13 9780295990842 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle The Congress of Racial Equality and the Fight for Equal Opportunity Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2011-03-04 Place of Publication Seattle UK Release Date 2011-03-04 AU Release Date 2011-03-04 NZ Release Date 2011-03-04 US Release Date 2011-03-04 Illustrations 57 illus., 2 maps Pages 288 DEWEY 323.11960730797772 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295804248 Series Seattle in Black and White We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132871590;

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