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Civics

Civics

What specific events or people, unique to the county or city where you go to school, have had significant impact on the history of Washington state?

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Civics

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What do the debates at Washington’s 1889 Constitutional Convention reveal about the priorities and divisions of the new state?

How did Jim Ellis and community members use civic action to clean up Lake Washington—and what can we learn from them today?

How have Washingtonians challenged housing discrimination—and what role should government play in creating fair communities?

How have Washingtonians used the courts to protect their civil liberties?

How did women in Washington gain the right to vote—and what did they do with it? Did all women gain the right to vote in Washington at the same time?

The Civic Legacy of Jim Ellis

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