Sep 25, 2026 | Repost Local History

Reposted from Anti-Colonial History

By Lorraine McConaghy, for the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area website: “[…] An African-Canadian man, William Jerome, spent some time in Olympia and noticed Charles Mitchell in the marketplace, the shops, and the street. […] Jerome returned to Victoria and spoke with members of the Black community there. In 1860, Victoria was about 20% Black, following a mass migration of families of color from San Francisco, escaping California’s systemic racism. Victoria’s community included Black men and women who had participated in the underground railroad back East and who had helped many fugitive slaves escape to Canada.

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