United States – Washington
Joseph Sylvester Jackson (?–?)
Joseph Sylvester Jackson became the first executive secretary of the newly founded Seattle Urban League when it received its charter...
James Washington, Jr. (1908-2000)
The painter and sculptor James Washington, Jr. was a leading member of the Northwest School, a group of artists, writers,...
Jacob Lawrence & Gwendolyn Knight
Jacob Lawrence, born in 1917 in Atlantic City, N.J., moved to New York City at age thirteen. Gwendolyn Knight, born...
Odessa Brown (1920-1969)
Odessa Brown, for whom the Children’s Clinic in Seattle is named, was born April 30, 1920, in Des Arc, Arkansas. ...
Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic
The Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, which treats children throughout Seattle and King County, was developed cooperatively by the Seattle Model...
Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA
This Seattle branch of the YMCA is located at 23rd Avenue and East Madison Street. The site was formerly used...
(1974) DeFunis v. Odegaard
Argued February 26, 1974. Decided April 23, 1974. After being denied admission to a state-operated law school, petitioner brought this...
Leon Bridges (1932- )
Leon Bridges is recorded as the founder of the second African American-owned firm in Seattle. He was born on August...
John T. Gayton (1866-1954)
John T. Gayton, one of Seattle, Washington’s earliest Black residents, a community leader, and patriarch of one of the city’s...
