Bellingham Racial History Timeline

1885 Chinese Expelled

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Chinese residents are expelled from Bellingham in a campaign led by a local newspaper. More…

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1890’s Cannery Discrimination

1884 Lynching of Louie Sam

The lack of racial diversity in Bellingham is not an accident. Colonization, followed by a history of discriminatory practices, policies, and events, have shaped our city. We have to understand our history to create a future in which everyone belongs and can flourish together.

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