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Racist history of Coon Chicken Inn is a 'beacon of bigotry' in so-called progressive Seattle
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:10:44
Publish Date: 2019-03-23 12:00:00
Description: Despite Seattle’s reputation as a progressive place, it has a complicated history to reckon with. One chapter of the city’s story is branded with a racist caricature — which pervaded the region beyond the restaurant the image represented: the Coon Chicken Inn.
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