The Great History Heist

Does the Seattle Underground Tour Bury the Real Story?

Pioneer Square's most famous tour tells saucy tales of our early days—but some worry its history is a little one-dimensional.

100 Years of Activism

1956–69: Seattleites Stand Up for Racial Justice

The region’s civil rights movement relied not only on African Americans, but activists from many ethnic groups.

100 Years of Activism

Plus: Students-turned-protestors occupy a Beacon Hill schoolhouse—known today as the El Centro de la Raza community center.

100 Years of Activism

Plus, protests at Fort Lawton make way for the Day Break Star Indian Cultural Center.

100 Years of Activism

The only known newspaper to have decried internment policies in the area, maybe even the West Coast, was Bainbridge Island Review.