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Inmates shouting to reporters and others gathered outside the D.C. jail. Source: Washington Area Spark and DC Public Library, Star Collection
D.C. Jail Uprising (1972)Oct 11th, 1972

On this day in 1972, inmates at a Washington, D.C. jail seized control of part of the facility, taking hostages and demanding to be released. "We want you to understand one thing very clearly. This is not a riot, it's a revolution."

Image: Inmates shouting to reporters and others gathered outside the D.C. jail. Source: Washington Area Spark and DC Public Library, Star Collection

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Group in classroom at occupied Beacon Hill School, Seattle, October 11th, 1972. Photo by Phil H. Webber [historylink.org]
El Centro de la Raza Founded (1972)Oct 11th, 1972

On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, founding El Centro de la Raza ("The Center for the People of All Races").

Image: Group in classroom at occupied Beacon Hill School, Seattle, October 11th, 1972. Photo by Phil H. Webber [historylink.org]