C. O. Young
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- Feb 26, 1886Martial Law Prisoners ReleasedFollowing the cessation of martial law in Seattle, three men previously jailed for seditious language are released without bail.Superior Court of Washington for King County, Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1910The Ghost of the Seattle RiotsA labor organizer confronts senatorial candidate Thomas Burke over his role in the 1886 anti-Chinese expulsions, challenging the sanitized historical narratives of his political campaign.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 27, 1911The Coal Miner Who Took the Capitol: Labor's 1911 Push in OlympiaFour hundred union delegates descended on the legislature, and a soft-spoken miner made the case for workmen's compensation — while the federation set its sights on women's eight-hour work and direct legislation.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- May 10, 1912The Labor Movement's Internal ConflictAn AFL organizer condemns 'direct action' agitators, arguing that evolutionary methods are the only path to lasting worker success.Everett, WA
- Jan 15, 1929Seattle's Labor Council Moves to Shut the Coast to Filipino WorkersIn January 1929 the Seattle Central Labor Council opened a drive to bar Filipinos from the mills, fields and steamships — and a Filipino correspondent made sure the insult was answered in the next morning's paper.Second Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1929The Filipino Answer to a Labor Organizer’s Exclusion DemandIn 1929, Seattle’s Filipino Forum took on the Central Labor Council’s campaign to bar Filipino workers—and dismantled the racist case line by line.Seattle, WA