1971

Clarence B. Jones, a civil rights activist and key collaborator in drafting Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, died at 95. He testified in Washington in 1971, reflecting his long-standing involvement in civil rights advocacy.

Employees at Starbucks' first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market are seeking to unionize as the company and its union remain deadlocked over their first contract. The store, opened in 1971, is a historic site and part of a broader unionization campaign across the coffee chain.