- Title:
- Civil Rights and Civic Pride: The Story of Harold G. Moss and the City of Tacoma
- Date Created:
- 1993
- Description:
- Harold Moss reflects on his forty years of social activism in the Tacoma community and shares stories about the citys gradual shift toward racial integration and equality during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. He also discusses his childhood in Detroit, his early campaigns for public office, and his eventual appointment to the city council in 1970, earning him the distinction of being the first African-American to hold a public office in Pierce County. An addendum includes quotations from Mosss inaugural speech after being appointed Mayor of Tacoma in 1994, the first African-American to serve in that capacity.
- Subjects:
- Moss, Harold G., 1929- Mayors--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews African Americans--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews African American politicians--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews African American civil rights workers--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews Political activists--Washington (State)--Tacoma--Interviews Civil rights movements--Washington (State)--Tacoma Social justice--Washington (State)--Tacoma Race discrimination--Washington (State)--Tacoma Tacoma (Wash.)--Race relations Tacoma (Wash.)--History
- Location:
- United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
- Source:
- University of Washington Tacoma Community History Project
- Source Identifier:
- chp1993-09
- Type:
- image
- Format:
- cpd
- :
- http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/?language=en