IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Back
For much of its history, Seattle was tightly segregated, enforcing white supremacy through housing and neighborhood exclusion. By the 1960s, King County’s population was 94% white, with small Black, Asian, Native American, and Latino communities largely confined to the Central District, Chinatown, and a few housing projects. Segregation was enforced through real estate, landlords, and neighborhood associations, shaping the city’s geography. Today, these patterns still influence Seattle’s neighborhoods.
In The Dead of Night explores the tension of being Black and “out of place” in American society, drawing on research into Seattle’s demographics and history of segreation. The work reflects on how suspicion transforms everyday moments into dangerous encounters, using historical and contemporary contexts to examine race, place, and social tension.
2021
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