Unveiling Seattle’s Racist Past
While viewing the Confederate states of America directed by Kevin Willmott. I discovered Seattle was once home of the racist restaurant named Coon Chicken. Currently I reside in the emerald city (Seattle) and decided to take a closer look at the history, wow I discovered everything that glitters is not gold. The picketers in the photo were protesting low wages not the racist iconography.
Seattle has this perception of being this super Liberal state, and from the surface it appears that way. When I moved here the first thing I noticed was the pervasive interracial dating, I had never seen it on this level. The people are friendly the economy is strong, the quality of life is good here.
After a while I began to see the settle racism here which stemmed from its blatant past it’s just watered down, However I’ve had the opportunity to travel around this country extensively and Seattle is one of the best places to live, well you know as black people we have always had to choose between the lesser of two evils. This is a must read for all you Seattlelites click here to learn more.
