Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
- Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project
=Mission=
The [http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/ Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project] , of the [http://faculty.washington.edu/gregoryj/pnwlabor/ Pacific Northwest Labor and Civil Rights History Projects] ,is dedicated to social movements and labor history in the Pacific Northwest. It is directed by Professor [http://faculty.washington.edu/gregoryj/ James N. Gregory] of the University of Washington. The project represents a unique collaboration between community organizations, UW faculty, as well as undergraduate and graduate students.
Content
The site provides over 70 oral history interviews with short video excerpts and brief biographies, as well as a listing of historic [http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/organizations.htm Civil Rights organizations] , a page on [http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/press.htm Seattle's ethnic press] , a resource with lesson plans for teachers, [http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/films&slides.htm films and slidewhows] , and a page with in-depth [http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/research_reports.htm historical essays] that explore various issues, incidents and people. Each fully illustrated with photos and newspaper articles.
pecial Sections
Also in the project is a special sections area featuring nine different sections which showcase comprehensive reports, oral histories, photo collections, and documents about many of the prominent movements and organizations involved in Seattle's rich history of Civil Rights and Labor activism.
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