Speaking of taking a historical look back at Seattle…

Today marks the 30th anniversary of The Day After.

The day after the rulings in the infamous Chicago Seven trial raised the conciousness and tempers of protesters all over the US, protesters led by the Seattle Liberation Front fought the Man in front of the Federal Courthouse. Nowadays it seems like no one remembers the Seattle Seven (the leaders of the protest for were indicted for “conspiracy to riot” in April of the same year) or The Day After, but when I was a kid, this was a major event.

And, yes, people complained about the protestors blocking traffic even then.

Thanks to HistoryLink for the reminder.

Photos of six of the seven can be found at this Seattle Times special section page.