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Culture

Color me in: Artists recast American history

Many folks are familiar with “Washington Crossing the Delaware," Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s classic 1851 painting of a pivotal

Michael Upchurch • February 20th

Equity

Mossback in the Wild West: celluloid and a concentration camp

Seventy-five years ago, more than 200 Japanese Americans were rounded up on Bainbridge Island by the military, making the islanders

Knute Berger • February 6th

Equity

Best of 2015: The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor

This week Crosscut is running some of our best stories of the year, as selected both by our writers and

Knute Berger • February 6th

Culture

Remembering the West Coast's ugly anti-immigrant era

This is part of a series of Crosscut stories discussing race in the Puget Sound region. Led by Donald Trump,

Knute Berger • February 6th

Equity

The untold story of Seattle's racist mayor

This is part of a series of Crosscut stories discussing race in the Puget Sound region. The legacy of the

Knute Berger • February 6th