A Bellingham Herald newspaper published Sept. 5, 1907, the day after a town-wide riot against East Indians, showed some of the hundreds of immigrants who were stiff-armed into jail by the mob.
Bellingham is about to celebrate an unhappy centennial: 1907 Bellingham mob forced East Indian workers from town
The Herald has a nice 'multimedia' presentation HERE
The Bellingham Herald article is the first in a two parter. It says Mondays installment will cover:
# The riot’s aftermath in Bellingham and across the country.
# How the movement parallels events today.
# Whatcom County’s Sikh community asks for a permanent reminder of the riot.
The Herald's Editorial stance hasn't been friendly to the
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