Mossback's Northwest: The Centralia Tragedy Left a Legacy Still Debated
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesIn 1919, during an Armistice Day parade, a gun battle between Wobblies (IWW) and the American Legion left five men dead and scars in the Northwest psyche. It was a violent clash between two ideologies: the anti Bolshevik American Legion and the radical socialists known as the Industrial Workers of the World. Part of the "Mossback's Northwest" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 5 minutes 44 seconds
- Topic: Geography, History
- Subtopic: U.S. Geography, U.S. History (General), U.S. History - 1901-1919
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: Cascade Public Media
- Series: Mossback's Northwest
- Writer: Christine Lowe
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