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Author Archives: radsearem
January 19, 1970: The Seattle Liberation Front
When radical Seattle stumbled into the 1970s, dissonant sectarian leitmotifs accompanied every local collective manifesto. After the nationwide collapse of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in summer 1969 — including the University of Washington chapter — several Seattle antiwar … Continue reading
September 11, 1970: Sabot
What should September 11 mean for Seattle?
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April 19, 1967: Stokely at Garfield
Among truly historic public speeches in Seattle, Stokely Carmichael’s 1967 appearance here was clearly catalytic. Jeff Stevens brings the radical Black Seattle history at RSR.
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Tagged Black Panther Party, Black Student Union, Stokely Carmichael
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September 14, 1961: First Hill vs. I-5
Once upon a time, citizen activists tried to stop the construction of Interstate 5 through Seattle. Jeff Stevens tells the tale.
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August 20, 1994: Real Change
It was twenty years ago today: Real Change taught the DSA to play. Jeff Stevens brings you further Seattle activism history.
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August 11, 1969: The Ave Riots
Seattle’s University District might seem like a sleepy place these days, but circa 1969, it was a hotbed of radicalism, revolutionary fervor, and — 45 years ago this week — violent rioting. Jeff Stevens tells you all about it.
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April 16, 1970: The Birth of the Seattle Seven
The spring of 1970 was an intense time to be a radical in Seattle.
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Tagged antiwar, Chicago Seven, protest, Seattle Liberation Front, Seattle Seven
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December 20, 1899: The Birth of the Seattle Union Record
Seattle has a long, proud history of great radical newspapers. Jeff Stevens presents his version of the story of the birth of one of the greatest. Read all about it!
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May 29, 1940: Tyree Scott
Jeff Stevens remembers Tyree Scott, Seattle’s late, great labor and civil rights leader.
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November 30, 1917: Louise Olivereau
Anyone worried about recent leftist tendencies in Seattle city politics should study our city’s political history more closely. Let Jeff Stevens school you about the 1917 trial of Louise Olivereau.
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Tagged Anna Louise Strong, antiwar, IWW, Louise Olivereau, Potlatch Riot
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Radical Seattle Remembers 