The US government has always been a force for censorship.

Time is a spiral.

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.

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.

On May 29, 1899, Emma Goldman spoke at the Germania hall in Seattle. louisecrowleylibrary.org/anarchy-at-germania-hall

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/stan-iverson

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.” louisecrowleylibrary.org/discontent

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.

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/arthur-j-miller

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/jay-fox

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

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.”

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/olympia-anarchist-convergence

Tacoma anarchist Andrew Klemencic had it right. louisecrowleylibrary.org/andrew-klemencic

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/clothed-with-the-sun

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau

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

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. louisecrowleylibrary.org/talks-with-the-boys-and-girls

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

On March 11, 1902, the anarchist editor of Discontent: Mother of Progress, and author James W. Adams, were tried for “depositing lewd, lascivious and obscene matter in the mails”, due to Adams’ article “A Healthy Comparison.”

On March 11, 1903 the first issue of The Demonstrator was published at Home, WA. After the de facto suppression of Home’s previous paper, Discontent, James F. Morton Jr. started the new paper, which ran for 142 issues, all of which can be read in our archive. louisecrowleylibrary.org/demonstrator

On March 11, 1963, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau died. Olivereau had served more than two years in prison for advocating draft resistance during World War I. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau

On March 7, 1903, Washington state’s “Criminal Anarchy” law was signed by the governor. The law criminalized advocating anarchism until its repeal in 1999. louisecrowleylibrary.org/washington-criminal-anarchy-law

In March 1897, the first issue of Washington’s first anarchist periodical, The New Era, was published in Home, Washington. The paper would only make it a few issues before being suppressed by the US Post Office. louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-new-era

On February 19, 1916, Feds tried to arrest Wm. C. Owen for “using the mails to incite murder, arson and treason” at Home, WA, for working with the Magons on their paper, Regeneración, but he'd fled to Tacoma. Owen made it back to England w/o arrest. louisecrowleylibrary.org/william-c-owen

On February 18, 1915, anarchist David Caplan was arrested on Bainbridge Island and charged with supplying the dynamite used in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. louisecrowleylibrary.org/dynamite-fugitive-arrested

On February 10, 1896, three families founded the anarchist colony at Home on 26 acres. They had left a failed Bellamite colony, and decided that they would incorporate more individual autonomy into their model. The experiment lasted for about 20 years. louisecrowleylibrary.org/home

On February 4, 1900, Johann Most refused to speak to an audience that he considered too small at the Germania Cafe in Seattle. The audience demanded he speak, and when he wouldn’t, they demanded their money back. Most however did speak to a reporter from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. (1/2)

On 2/1/44, Seattle anarchist Dotty DeCoster was born. DeCoster was a part of several projects, including Seattle Group, Black River, Revolutionary Anarchist, Lilith, Black Star, as well as being the first person to translate a Situationist text (Unitary Urbanism) into English, for Rebel Worker.

On January 26, 1916, Donald Vose got beaten by anarchists in Tacoma for snitching to private detectives on the whereabouts of David Caplan and Matthew Schmidt, anarchists charged with supplying dynamite for the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. louisecrowleylibrary.org/donald-vose

On January 22, 1921, Vasily Sedov and Stepan Shatuka, members of the Seattle branch of the Union of Russian Workers, were deported to the Soviet Union, a year after having been arrested at the Union’s school a year earlier.

On January 19, 1914, after ~3 years imprisonment, Ricardo and Enrique Flores Magon, Liberado Rivera, and Anselmo Figueroa were released from McNeil Island Penitentiary. That night a jollification and reconsecration meeting was held at the Eagles’ Hall in Tacoma in their honor.

On January 19, 1920, thirty-five members of the anarchist Union of Russian Workers were arrested by federal agents in Seattle, while three more were arrested at their school the following day. louisecrowleylibrary.org/union-of-russian-workers

"If we can wish death on politicians, cops, and CEOs, it is only because we cannot ignore the feeling of rage for all the ways they have brutalized us and our world."—July 2010 louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-people-vs-the-united-states

Added a page for the defunct Seattle publisher/distro Rise Like Lions, please DM if you know of any files that are missing from their output. louisecrowleylibrary.org/rise-like-lions

On January 12, 1912 the initial guilty verdict came down against Home, Washington’s anarchist editor and former bicycle tramp Jay Fox for publishing “The Nude and the Prudes” in an issue of his paper, The Agitator. Fox was sentenced to two months in jail.

On December 27, 1900, Charles L. Govan, printer of Discontent: Mother of Progress, appeared before a judge on the charge of “mailing obscenity” because of an article in Discontent which discussed free love. Govan pleaded no contest and was fined $115. louisecrowleylibrary.org/obscenity

On December 16, 1945 the accursed snitch, Donald Vose died. Vose had grown up in the anarchist community at Home, but wasted his life snitching on anarchists David Caplan and Matthew Schmidt. He died a pathetic death, drunkenly falling into San Francisco Bay.

 louisecrowleylibrary.org/donald-vose

On December 14, 1908, with her reputation preceding her, Emma Goldman was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, before she could deliver a planned lecture. The next day, authorities sent her away on a Canada-bound train.

On December 13, 1908, Seattle police took Emma Goldman into custody after the lock on the closed Hibernian Hall was broken to allow Goldman entry to speak; Goldman was released when she promised to leave the city.

In December 1910, inspired by assassinated Spanish educator Francisco Ferrer, anarchists Bruce Rogers and Anna Falkoff opened the Modern School in Seattle at 601 Columbia St. The school ran until 1912 or 1913.

You can about this trial, and read the offending article, in our pamphlet "Obscenity at Home: The Trials of an Anarchist Community on Puget Sound" louisecrowleylibrary.org/obscenity

#PeoplesHistory 25 years ago today over 50,000 of us came together to SHUT DOWN the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle with mass direct action. The historic "Battle of Seattle" united a diverse movement of movements to oppose corporate globalization, free trade and elite rule. 1/2

#OnThisDay in 1917, Seattle anti-war activist Louise Olivereau was convicted of sedition. https://historylink.org/File/3483

25 years ago today, WTO protests engulfed downtown Seattle. Check out our front page feature this week for a full account of the events as they happened, and learn why the The New York Times called HistoryLink the "digital diary of the disturbances." https://www.historylink.org/

On November 30, 1999, thousands of anarchists and others began four days of demonstrations to shut down the WTO meeting in Seattle with lockdowns, blockades, broken windows, dumpster fires, and attacks on the police.

On November 30, 1917, Seattle anarchist Louise Olivereau was convicted of espionage after having mailed 2000 copies of a letter encouraging men to consider draft resistance. Olivereau was given a 10-year sentence, though she was released after 28 months. louisecrowleylibrary.org/louise-olivereau

On November 29, 1917, Charles Greenlough was arrested in Seattle for being associated with known anarchists.

Just transcribed and translated a report about this from Luigi Galleani's Cronaca Sovversiva. louisecrowleylibrary.org/the-seattle-affair

On November 25–27, 1917, 55 anarchists were arrested in Seattle, Cle Elum, Roslyn, Black Diamond, and Renton, Washington, and accused of working to destroy the morale of the Italian armies fighting in World War I.