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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 11d

I just randomly remembered that in 1903 the state of Washington made it illegal to be an anarchist.

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Washington Criminal Anarchy Law — Louise Crowley Library

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · 23d

The US government has always been a force for censorship.

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Jul 26

On July 26, 1915, after losing his appeal to the US Supreme Court, anarchist Jay Fox was taken into custody to serve his two month sentence for publishing matter “which shall tend to encourage or advocate disrespect of the law or for any court or courts of justice.” (1/2)

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Aug 26

Time is a spiral.

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Jul 2

On July 2, 1967, Floyd Turner was convicted of burning an American flag, despite the fact that Seattle anarchist Stan Iverson admitted burning the flag with another man. Eventually the Washington Supreme Court exonerated Turner.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Aug 5

Will try to scan to PDF and upload soon, in the meantime, the full texts can be read here: theanarchistlibrary.org/library/red-...

Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements

Red Rosia and Black Maria Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements 1971 The Anarcho-Feminist Manifesto was written by Chicago Anarcho-Feminists. Blood of the Flower...

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Aug 5

Just got a hard copy of Anarcho-Feminism: Two Statements, published by the Seattle branch of the Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation in the early 1970s.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Jun 11

Full text is here: www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/from-the-arc...

Henry Addis, "Essays on the Social Problem" (1898) - The Libertarian Labyrinth

Henry Addis was an anarchist-communist, a co-editor of the Portland Firebrand, and a contributor to several of the anarchist papers published in the western United States. In this collection, part of ...

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Jun 11

Just got a copy of Home resident Henry Addis' pamphlet "Essays on the Social Problem," published by Free Society out of San Francisco (formerly Portland) in June, 1898.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 29

On May 29, 1899, Emma Goldman spoke at the Germania hall in Seattle.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 12

On May 12, 1967, Seattle anarchist Stan Iverson burned an American flag in Seattle. Despite Iverson admitting that he burned the flag, Floyd Turner was convicted of it and served 45 days before being released on bond and acquitted by the WA Supreme Court.

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Floyd Turner (L) and Stan Iverson (R) in front of the ID bookstore in Seattle's University District.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 11

On May 11, 1898 the first issue of Discontent: Mother of Progress was published at Home, Washington. Discontent was published weekly for four years, until it was suppressed by the US Post office for publishing “obscenity.”

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 8

On May 8, 1903, anarchist William Dorenson was sent to the chain gang for 50 days for having praised Leon Czolgosz’s assassination of President William McKinley while drinking in the Pioneer saloon in Tacoma.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 4

On May 4, 2021 Tacoma anarchist Arthur J. Miller died. Miller was the publisher of the anarchist newspaper "Bayou La Rose" for 26 years, as well as a key organizer for supporting imprisoned American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · May 3

On May 3, 1886, 16-year-old Jay Fox was shot in the finger by a Chicago cop, and watched another worker killed by the same bullet. He would be present the next night as a bomb was thrown into a crowd of police that was trying to break up the rally in the Haymarket.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 30

The longer story of all the trials suffered by Home's publishers is here: louisecrowleylibrary.org/obscenity

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 29

Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock (and his followers) was one of the more significant opponents that US anarchists faced in that era.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 28

On 4/28/1919, amidst a wave of mail bombs intended by anarchists to be delivered on May 1, Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson's office received a bomb, which failed to go off. After, Hanson declared that the government should “buck up and hang or incarcerate for life all the anarchists.”

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 20

[archivist’s note: If you have access to the reportback “Short reflection on what led to Olympia Anarchist Convergence ‘not-happening’” please let us know]

Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 20

On April 20, 2013, the Olympia Anarchist Convergence began at Evergreen State College, but was moved to a different location after a hostile blogger had his camera smashed.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 17

Tacoma anarchist Andrew Klemencic had it right.

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The Transmetropolitan Review (Unofficial) @transmetropolitanr.bsky.social · Apr 17

'It is certainly distressing to see so much energy wasted on such small demands. The poorest of the poor are still satisfied with crumbs, while the plutocrats revel in luxury, strike or no strike.'

-Andrej Klemencic, April 4, 1906

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 13

On April 13, 1890, anarchist/feminist/spiritualist Lois Waisbrooker delivered two lectures at Tacoma Hall, the first on “Modern Spiritualism”. This is the earliest evidence we can find of anarchist activity in our area.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 9

On April 9, 1884, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau was born. In 1917, Olivereau mailed out 2000 letters, encouraging draft resistance. She was convicted of violating the Espionage Act, and sentenced to 10 years, though she was released after 28 months.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Apr 1

On April 1, 1969, Morningtown Pizza opened in Seattle’s University District. Collectively-owned and operated by many Seattle anarchists, Morningtown operated until 1993.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 21

On March 21, 1900, the first part of Henry Addis’ article on free love, “Talks With the Boys and Girls,” was published in Discontent: Mother of Progress. Discontent’s publisher, Charles Govan, was fined $75 for printing it.

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 15

The film: archive.org/details/Anar...

Anarchism In America (1983) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

pooh pooh yeah

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Louise Crowley Library @lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social · Mar 15

On March 15, 1984, the documentary “Anarchism in America” was screened at Seattle’s New City Theatre (11th and Olive).

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