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This Week in Washington History – Week 2

This Week in Washington History – Week 2

Week 2: January 12-18

Announcement, merger of locals 76 and 493, American Federation of Musicians, Seattle, February, 1958. Photo courtesy of Musicland.

January 14, 1958

Seattle’s two segregated musicians’ unions, AFM 76 and AFM 493, merge on January 14, 1958.

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A mural of Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Jr. Way, Seattle, April 04, 2018. Photo by Feliks Banel, Courtesy of MYNorthwest

January 15, 1984

Hundreds celebrate the placement of the last sign to designate Seattle’s new Martin Luther King Jr. Way on January 15, 1984.

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Boycott Bulletin on Conditions, January 30, 1969. Photo courtesy Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

January 16, 1969

University of Washington begins Grape Boycott on January 16, 1969.

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This post is in partnership with HistoryLink, and Warren Seyler, former chairman Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Black Muse Resource Center, and the Living Arts Cultural Heritage. 

We encourage you to engage in further research through your local historic societies, museums, archives, and community.

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