The Podcast: The Worst Bad Town
The Worst Bad Town (Re-release)
Summary
In this episode we discuss the history of the Ku Klux Klan, aka the KKK, here in Bellingham, Whatcom County and the PNW. This episode is a re-release from the 2020 season of “Bad Town” on the City of Subdued Podcast, hosted by Annika Fleming, Maria Dalla Gasperina and yours truly along with Good Time Girls founder Marissa McGrath. Listen with care.
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FURTHER RESOURCES
Article by Emily Stout in the Western Front: The history of the KKK in Bellingham
The Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project at UW: The Ku Klux Klan In Washington State
Bellingham Racial History Timeline
Some ephemera can be found at our original post from 2020.
Black history month RESOURCES
Western Washington University’s Black History Month Event Schedule: Back to Black: A Legacy of Art
Western Washington University Libraries highlighted materials for Black History Month
Bellingham Public Library Honors Black History Month
Black Heritage Society of Washington State
Black Washington – the first app and educational platform dedicated to exploring the remarkable statewide stories and rich cultural legacy of Washington State’s Black community.
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest: African Americans in the Modern Northwest
Revisit Washington: African American Heritage in Washington State