Mary Henry
Mary T. Henry is a retired Seattle Public Schools librarian and author ofTribute: Seattle Public Places Named for Black People. She is the African American contributing editor to HistoryLink, the archivist for Epiphany Church and serves on the board of the Seattle Education Foundation. She has served on the board of the Association of King County Historical Organizations and the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. She was the editor of the Black Heritage Society Newsletter from 1993 to 2003.
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Bertha Pitts Campbell (1889-1990)
Bertha Pitts Campbell was an early Seattle civil rights worker, a founder of the Christian Friends for Racial Equality, and...
Blanche Sellers Lavizzo (1925-1984)
Dr. Blanche Sellers Lavizzo was the first African American woman pediatrician in the state of Washington. She arrived in Seattle...
Dr. Earl V. Miller (1923-2005)
Dr. Earl V. Miller was the first African American board certified urologist in the State of Washington and the first...
Flo Ware (1912-1981)
Florasina Ware was the quintessential activist, known in Seattle for raising a strong voice on behalf of children, the elderly, and...
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...
Meredith Mathews (1919-1992)
Prominent social and civic leader in African American Seattle, Washington, Meredith Mathews was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 14,...
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...
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...
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. ...
Phillip Burton (1915-1995)
Philip Burton was a Seattle lawyer for more than 40 years, a voice for the disadvantaged, and a fighter for...
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993)
Roberta Byrd Barr was an African American educator, civil rights leader, actress, librarian, and television personality. She was a talented, multifaceted...
Rosalie Reddick Miller (1925-2005)
Dr. Rosalie Reddick Miller was the first African American woman dentist to practice in the state of Washington. She was...
