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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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Seattle struggled with suicide in late stages of the 1918 flu
Here and beyond, reports of deaths by suicide indicate the mental health toll likely caused by the influenza pandemic.
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Mossback’s Northwest: When the 'boys in the boat' raced Swinomish paddlers
How a race between rival crews brought Native and UW paddlers closer to the sport — and each other.
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The first known evidence of the Seattle Freeze
Post-war growth in 1920 Seattle came with a coldness toward newcomers. Some city boosters suggested a "thaw" was in order.
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Mossback's Northwest: The 1941 Seattle 'insult' that still stings
Sir Thomas Beecham came to conduct the Seattle Symphony and uttered a sentence that has never been forgotten.