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Spokane Labor History
@LaborSpokane
Exploring the radical history of labor in Spokane, Washington and the surrounding region.
Jul 19, 2020 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Almost forgot to commemorate! On this day in 1938, approximately 700 people in Spokane, organized by the League for Peace and Democracy, demonstrated against a gathering of fascist Silver Shirts. The Spokesman-Review reported it as "Spokane's first anti-fascist demonstration." Image 11 protesters were arrested for blocking the sidewalk into the pro-Hitler event. Deplatforming...'30s style. #silvershirts
Dec 20, 2019 • 33 tweets • 12 min read
‘FUN FACT’ ABOUT CHARLES A. FLEMING (A THREAD): He promoted a program to incarcerate a bunch of women for having venereal disease Image In 1918, Fleming was playing a leadership role in WA's program for the "American Plan" (CW: let's be clear, sexual assault/rape), the massive forced testing of women suspected of having STDs and their incarceration to ostensibly protect the public (especially soldiers) from STDs.