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April 19, 1967: Stokely at Garfield

Posted on April 19, 2015 by radsearem

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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February 9, 1971: The SCCC Oriental Student Union Sit-In

Posted on February 9, 2011 by radsearem

Jeff Stevens tells the tale of how Asian-American youth in early-1970s Seattle defied the myth of “the quiet Asian.”
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May 20, 1968: The UW Black Student Union Sit-In

Posted on May 20, 2010 by radsearem

Jeff Stevens tells the inspiring tale of one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in radical Seattle history.
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