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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.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Putting the P in P-Patch
P-Patches launched a modern agricultural movement in the 1970s, sprouting from a small family farm in Wedgwood.
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Mossback’s Northwest: Who’s behind the “P” in Seattle’s P-Patches?
In the 1970s, a bold idea in the Wedgwood neighborhood turned a failing farm into a movement of urban gardening.
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The Past and Future of Grizzlies in Washington
The North Cascades' bear population thrived in the 19th century, but now almost none are left. Advocates are working
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The Flight Heard Round the World
In 1924, four airplanes took off from what’s now Magnuson Park. Six months and more than 26,000 miles later, half the fleet made it back.