Seattle Liberation Front - Demonstration

Demonstration

SLF planned a demonstration to be held at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle on February 17, 1970. It is commonly referred to by former SLF members as "The Day After" or "TDA." The roughly 2,000 protesters in attendance escalated their protests into violence, throwing rocks and paint bombs at both the courthouse and at police responding to the scene. Twenty were injured in the riot, and 76 were arrested. In March 1970, the Seattle Liberation Front, UW Black Student Union and Weatherman organized hundreds of protesters at the University of Washington’s campus. The groups wanted the university to sever its athletic links with Brigham Young University, a Mormon school that was accused of racism. Seattle Liberation Front and Black Student Union supporters initiated a riot that moved through eleven buildings at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus. Around 200 chanting demonstrators left a trail of damage throughout the campus.