Tag Archives: Walt Crowley

August 11, 1969: The Ave Riots

Posted on August 11, 2014 by radsearem

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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October 16, 1965: Mickey Mouse Fight Club

Posted on October 16, 2010 by radsearem

On the date in focus here, roughly 400 protesters turned out for Seattle’s first major local demonstration against the Vietnam War, and were greeted with rather feral heckling from right-wing counter-protesters. Jeff Stevens histories you mousely.
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April 24, 1969: Protesters and Beekeepers

Posted on April 24, 2010 by radsearem

Jeff Stevens tells the tragicomic tale of how a radical student protest in Vietnam War-era Seattle was hijacked by a swarm of angry bees. No, this is not an urban legend.
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February 17, 1970: SLF vs. SPD

Posted on February 17, 2010 by radsearem

Enter the Seattle Liberation Front.
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