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  1. The Fight Over Suffrage for Mixed-Race Citizens

    Territorial legislators debate whether citizens of mixed white and Indigenous heritage should be granted the right to vote.

    Apr 29, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Fight for Indigenous Names on Territorial Maps

    A territorial legislator argues that replacing English place names with Indigenous ones will stop mail from being misdirected and honor the region's history.

    Mar 18, 1854Pioneer and DemocratOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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