Black Lives Matter Rally: Demonstrator wearing a shirt from 1972 supporting then presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, Westlake Park, Seattle, Washington, April 15, 2017

Black Lives Matter Rally: Demonstrator wearing a shirt from 1972 supporting then presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm, Westlake Park, Seattle, Washington, April 15, 2017

Kinsey, Kristin

4/15/17

Text on patch reads: "Shirley Chisholm for president, Unbought and Unbossed - 1972". Individual is also wearing a hat covered in buttons which read: "Black Lives Matter"; "We Shall Overcome"; "Shirley Chisholm - 1972"; "March on Washington - Jobs & Freedom, 1963". Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. PH Coll 1490.KinseyK5 On Saturday, April 15, 2017, Seattle Black Lives Matter held a march in downtown Seattle, called BlackLivesMatter 2.0 March. The march began at Westlake Center and ended at the U.S. District Courthouse at 700 Stewart Street, in downtown Seattle. Participants were encouraged to wear black knitted hats to show their rejection of discrimination. Organizers included Mohawk Kuzma (also known as Miles Partman) and Jessica Owens. Organizers estimate that around 7,000 people participated in the march. The Black Lives Matter movement was founded by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza in July 2013. The movement was created after the murder of 17-year old Trayvon Martin and the subsequent failure of the judicial system to hold his killer, George Zimmerman, accountable for his crime. According to organizers, “Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our resilience in the face of deadly oppression.”

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