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Seattle City Councilmember Sam Smith - CityArchives

Samuel J. Smith enjoyed a rich 24-year career as the first African-American member of the Seattle City Council. His personal warmth toward contemporaries ...

Sam Smith (American politician) - Wikipedia

He was the first African-American to serve as a Seattle city councilman. Sam Smith.

Washington State Legislature - Samuel J. Smith: An Oral History

Observers of the city council described his presidency as a breath of fresh air into the council, opening up Seattle to a more progressive era. NOTE: This oral ...

African American History Month: Councilmember Sam Smith

He served as Council President in 1974-1977 and 1986-1989. Smith died in 1995. The Seattle Municipal Archives holds records from his tenure on ...

Smith, Sam (1922-1995) - HistoryLink.org

Sam Smith was the first Black person to be elected to the Seattle City Council and the second Black State Legislator from King County.

Samuel J. Smith - An Oral History - WA.gov

on the Seattle City Council. As Seattle's first black councilman, Sam worked to ensure programs designed to alleviate urban concerns ...

Sam Smith, `Everyone's Neighbor,' Dies - The Seattle Times

Sam Smith, `Everyone's Neighbor,' Dies -- Former Seattle Councilman Was 73 ... Sam Smith the icon had become a permanent part of his city.

Samuel J. Smith (1922-1995) • - Blackpast

Samuel J. Smith, a Washington State Legislator and Seattle City Councilmember was born on July 21, 1922, in Gibsland, Louisiana.

Seattle's Next City Council Could Lack a Black Person for the First ...

In 1967, a state legislator by the name Sam Smith ran for the Seattle City Council and won, becoming the first black council member in the ...

Sam Smith listening to demonstrators, June 20, 1983 | DPLA

Sam Smith was the first African-American person to be elected to the Seattle City Council in 1968 and was on the Council until 1991, chairing many ...

File:Seattle City Council member Sam Smith, 1991.jpg

English: Seattle City Council member Sue Donaldson, 1991. Date, 1991. Source. City Council, 1991 This image comes from the Seattle Municipal Archives, via ...

Black History Month in Seattle

February 06, 2015. Black History Month in Seattle. Councilmember Sam Smith ... Sam Smith, the first African American elected to the Seattle City ...

Seattle City Councilman Sam Smith announcing Volunteer Week at ...

Seattle City Councilman Sam Smith announcing Volunteer Week at the Seattle Municipal Building, Seattle, Washington, April 19, 1974.

Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) - Facebook

Sam Smith and sons, probably in Seattle, on election night in 1967. Smith was the first African-American member of the Seattle City Council. His personal...

Sam Smith's Values Live On In His Children | The Seattle Times

Sam Smith was a Seattle city councilman noted for his personal touch and his connection to people. He represented Seattle's 37th District in ...

File:Seattle City Council member Sam Smith with children, 1989.jpg

File:Seattle City Council member Sam Smith with children, 1989.jpg ... Size of this preview: 642 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 257 × 240 pixels | 514 × 480 ...

Seattle voters elect slate of reformers and first African American ...

Tweet. City Councilman Sam Smith, 1971. Photo by Bob Miller, Courtesy MOHAI (1986.5.53800.1). See Additional Media. On November 7, 1967, Seattle ...

African American History Month: Councilmember Sam Smith, F…

Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) council.seattle.gov/2012/02/01/seattle-municipal-archives...

Attn Council Members Wanting to be Mayor: You'll Need a Different ...

... councilmembers: Wayne Larkin, Phyllis Lamphere, Sam Smith, John Miller) to win his first term in 1977. After Rice beat. City Attorney Doug Jewett, a ...

The last time women ran Seattle | Cascade PBS - Crosscut

... Sam Smith? At the time, there were five men on the council and only ... The new district system could also keep councilmembers more ...