When the pool was being built in 1969, more than 100 African American workers—under the leadership of Tyree Scott—protested at the worksite because only White workers were hired. They demanded that the job be shut down until they hired African Americans. This facility is named after civil rights leader Medgar Evers, the Field Secretary for the Mississippi NAACP who was assassinated in 1963.

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In 1957, Fred and Dorothy Cordova formed and directed Filipino Youth Activities (FYA)—created to enhance Filipino American culture and impart core Filipino family values. It became an important force for organizing demonstrations in the 1960s and 1970s. Dorothy Laigo Cordova also served as Director for the Demonstration Project for Asian Americans (DPAA) until it closed in the early 1980s. In 1982, the Cordovas created the Filipino American National Historical Society...

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Immaculate Conception Church was founded in 1891 by the Jesuits and moved to its present location in 1904. The building was declared a historic landmark in 1974. Parish membership has historically followed the changing demographics of the Central Area. In the 1940s, immigrant families from Ireland and Italy joined the church, while in the 1950s, African Americans who moved to Seattle after World War II joined the Filipino and Japanese...

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The Seattle YWCA was founded in 1894 to provide services to support and empower women. Named for Phyllis Wheatley, a famous Black poet from the Revolutionary War era, this branch was established in 1919 and has since provided social, educational, and employment programs for its original 150 African American members.

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