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The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project documents the history of racial segregation and movements for racial justice in Washington state.

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Have you checked out the Shelflife podcast yet? It's an excellent collection of oral histories about Seattle's Central District. shelflifestories.com/podcast/ shelflifestories.com/podcast/

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Check out the new unit of the Mapping Social Movements Project on "New Left and Antiwar Movement History and Geography" showing the 650 campuses participating the student strike of May 1970 and 300 hosting SDS chapters... depts.washington.edu/moves/antiwar_…

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New mobile-friendly website design for Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project. Please share. It features essays, maps, video interviews, films, photos - 260 pages in all. depts.washington.edu/civilr/index.h…

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February marks the 100th anniversary of the 1919 General Strike! UW Press has just released The Seattle General Strike: Centennial Edition by Robert L. Friedheim with an introduction, photo essay, and afterword by James N. Gregory depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/

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Checkout the KCTS/Crosscut video about the Franklin High student mural honoring the Seattle Black Panther Party crosscut.com/2018/12/art-an… crosscut.com/2018/12/art-an…

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Sadly, we note the passing of labor historian Ron Magden whose lifetime of work on waterfront workers in Seattle and Tacoma has illuminated and preserved that critical history. Ron talked about his life and about ILWU... depts.washington.edu/dock/magdenArc…

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New law allows homeowners to "strike" racial restrictive covenants. See Seattle Times article about the law and about SCRLHP covenant project.... seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

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Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and City Council pass resolution supporting Solidarity Centennial events commemorating the Seattle General Strike facebook.com/SeattleCivilRi…

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Desperate to learn about the Seattle General Strike? Here is the Seattle Times interview with James Gregory by... seattletimes.com/entertainment/…

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Seattle General Strike Week begins February 2. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the solidarity strike that launched modern Seattle, the week-long celebration includes a new film ("Labor Wars") an exciting live performance... solidaritycentennial.com/events/

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Check out the article by Tyrone Beason based on SCRLHP history of Coon Chicken Inn seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t… seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t…

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Here is Catherine Roth's article on the notorious north Seattle restaurant depts.washington.edu/civilr/coon_ch… depts.washington.edu/civilr/coon_ch…

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One million page views in One year! The Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium touched a milestone this month and we are celebrating. Each year, our pages are visited by more and more people: one million since March 1, 2018; nine... depts.washington.edu/labhist/

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As the horror at the border continues, it helps to look back to 2006 when Latinx Immigrant Rights activists taught Congress a lesson. In this new article, Katherine Cavanaugh explores the 2006 protest movement in... depts.washington.edu/civilr/2006_im…

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Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory Project has more interviews and detailed history of the party depts.washington.edu/civilr/BPP.htm depts.washington.edu/civilr/BPP.htm

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New collection of online oral histories with current and former residents of Seattle's Central District. shelflifestories.com shelflifestories.com