History of the Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968

THE SEATTLE OPEN HOUSING CAMPAIGN, 1959-1968: Housing Segregation and Open Housing Legislation Anne Frantilla Seattle Municipal Archives Seattle’s African-American population increased dramatically between 1940 and 1960, making the community the city’s largest minority group.  As blacks moved north and west during and after World War … Read MoreHistory of the Seattle Open Housing Campaign, 1959-1968

Opothleyohola’s Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)

After a faction of the Creek tribe had negotiated and signed a treaty with the Confederacy in July 1861, a group of Upper Creek chiefs led by Opothleyohola repudiated the treaty and declared their neutrality.  Opothleyohola’s followers and their families gathered together on Opothleyohola’s plantation/ranch … Read MoreOpothleyohola’s Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)