NAAM’S Elders Circle Reflects on MLK’S Legacy and 1961 Visit to Seattle

This short documentary was filmed to look back at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Seattle in 1961. The short film also introduces the first cohort of the Northwest African American Museum’s Elders Circle.

The Elder’s Circle is NAAM’s opportunity to shed a light on exceptional Black community leaders over the age of 75 who have led and won victories in the struggle for civil rights, social equity, and opportunity in the greater Pacific Northwest.

The first cohort of inductees was introduced as part of the organization’s MLK60 celebrations. NAAM had the privilege of recognizing eight of these distinguished and honorable leaders at the MLK60 opening ceremony at Garfield High School on November 6, 2021. The documentary was screened at the MLK60 keynote event at the University of Washington where community leaders and national figures including Martin Luther King Jr. III spoke and paid tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1961 visit to Seattle.