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Jean “Maid” Adams was an active member of Seattle Congress of Racial Equity (CORE) in the 1960s. This collection includes photographs, signs, fliers and more that document CORE campaigns and civil rights activism in Seattle.
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The Douglass-Truth Branch is home to one of the largest collections of African American literature and history on the West Coast.
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The Three of Us
Agbaje-Williams, Ore
Coup De Grâce
Ajram, Sofia
The Most
Anthony, Jessica
This World Is Not Yours
Ashing-Giwa, Kemi
Idle Grounds
Bamford, Krystelle
The Unworthy
Bazterrica, Agustina María
The River Has Roots
El-Mohtar, Amal
Black-owned
Adams, Char
The Containment
Adams, Michelle
Black Liturgies
Arthur Riley, Cole
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects
Awake, Robell
Rooted
Baker, Brea
Fearless and Free
Baker, Josephine
Black Artists in Their Own Words
Angelica and the Bear Prince
Nguyen, Trung Le
The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick
Isabelle, S.
I Was Told There Would Be Romance
Arnold, Marie
Kirby's Lessons for Falling (in Love)
Gao, Laura
The Leaving Room
McBride, Amber
Maya in Multicolor
Teerdhala, Swati
Night Swimming
Starmer, Aaron
Will's Race for Home
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
Barnes, Derrick
The Library in the Woods
Ramsey, Calvin A.
Split the Sky
André
Weatherford, Carole Boston
City Summer, Country Summer
Laymon, Kiese
Under the Neon Lights
Vinson, Arriel
Heated Rivalry
Reid, Rachel
Game Changer
Him
Bowen, Sarina
The New Guy
Rookie Move
The Year We Fell Down
