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Mossback’s Northwest: How avalanches changed PNW train travel
In 1910, twin tragedies eroded trust in the railway system and over a century later stand as the most fatal ever in Washington and British Columbia.
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Mossback’s Northwest: The Black pioneer who launched the Puget Sound settlement
Escaping a racist Oregon law, a man named George Bush became one of Washington’s most important homesteaders.
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Mossback’s Northwest: The Black migration from California to B.C.
Not finding the equality — or gold — they sought in the West, Black Americans left the ‘free’ state in 1858 for refuge in Victoria.
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How racism reshaped the Civilian Conservation Corps
The New Deal program that rebuilt Washington parks is remembered as boldly progressive. But early attempts to rid it of discrimination unraveled.
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ArtSEA: Kicking off Black History Month with new Seattle art
Plus, a new installation at the Judkins Park light rail station and Northwest artists making national news.