The ‘Gang of Four’ is a group of four Seattle activists from Indigenous, Black, Asian, and Latinx communities who organized together from the 60’s onward. The last remaining member, Larry Gossett reflects on what they did.
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The ‘Gang of Four’ or ‘Four Amigos’ is a group of four Seattle activists from Indigenous, Black, Asian, and Latinx communities. They organized and advocated for the needs of people of color from the late 60s and 70’s onward.
Councilmember Larry Gossett is the last surviving member of the Gang of Four. He is a former Seattle Chapter Black Panther Party member, Co-founder of the University of Washington, Seattle Black Student Union, the former Executive Director of the Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), and Co-Founder of the Third World Coalition He also founded the Minority Executive Directors Coalition (MEDC) alongside the Gang of Four. He celebrated his 79th birthday this month.
In this interview with Councilmember Gossett from December, 2021, he reflects on the powerful and lasting work of the interracial coalition
Last Updated February 29, 2024