From the 'Wobblies' to 'CHAZ': Seattle has a long history of protests

by CHRIS GRYGIEL | Associated Press

Sun, June 14th 2020, 4:59 PM UTC

Protesters raise their fists and carry signs as they take part in a "Silent March" against racial inequality and police brutality that was organized by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Seattle. People marched for nearly two miles to support Black lives, oppose racism and to call for police reforms among other issues. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Protesters display a flag that they said flew over a protest camp during Seattle's World Trade Organization protests in 1999 as they speak at a rally in front of the Seattle Police Department East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside, Thursday, June 11, 2020, inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle. Following days of violent confrontations with protesters, police have largely withdrawn from the neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A protester, right, who did not give his name talks with Seattle Police assistant chiefs Adrian Diaz, left, and Deanna Nollette, center, Thursday, June 11, 2020, inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle. The officers were attempting to walk to the police department's East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside, but the protester, in a move that angered some other protesters, said he would walk with the officers to a side entrance of the precinct rather than have them walk directly through a crowd of angry protesters. Following days of violent confrontations with protesters, police in Seattle have largely withdrawn from the neighborhood, where protesters have created a festival-like scene. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Protesters raise their fists and carry signs as they take part in a "Silent March" against racial inequality and police brutality that was organized by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, Friday, June 12, 2020, in Seattle. People marched for nearly two miles to support Black lives, oppose racism and to call for police reforms among other issues. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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