I'd never heard of the red summer of 1919 until it was covered on the BtB pod. I think we have a long tradition of forgetting times like those, and that is a big part of our nation's sickness. This piece explores this idea too www.hcn.org/issues/56-6/...

Hate groups in western Washington echo the past - High Country News

The bigotry displayed when white supremacists disrupted a Pride celebration in Centralia repeats a pattern that dates back to 1919.

I grew up in the county to the south and my wife’s parents lived in Lewis County until their deaths, and this piece details the vibe there pretty well.

I lives half my life in western WA and I wish this surprised me more. That f’ing sign…