Colonizing and Decolonizing History Tour of Bellingham
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Title
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Colonizing and Decolonizing History Tour of Bellingham
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Description
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Video of history professor Josh Cerretti leading a tour of downtown Bellingham, Washington, focused on the landmarks and history of colonial settlement on Indigenous Coast Salish land and water. The tour discusses Bellingham’s history of white supremacy and racism that continues today.
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Abstract
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Tour by Josh Cerretti, September 24, 2018. This tour took place in the core of the city and featured some of the prominent landmarks and contemporary places where colonial settlers took over Indigenous Coast Salish land and water. The tour shows the roots of white supremacy and racism in the Deep North of Bellingham that persists today. (Correction: It was the Bellingham Bay Coal Company, not the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company.)
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Publisher
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Racial Justice Coalition
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Date
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2018-09-29
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Language
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en
