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Patriot Prayer Freedom Rally Photograph Collection, August 13, 2017

Overview of the Collection

Title
Patriot Prayer Freedom Rally Photograph Collection
Dates
August 13, 2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
81 digital photographs
Collection Number
PH1493
Summary
Photographs from the Patriot Prayer Freedom Rally
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is entirely digital and can be viewed only on the Libraries Digital Collections website.

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Languages
English
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Historical Background

On August 13, 2017, the group Patriot Prayer held a rally in Westlake Park. Their mission, according to the event Facebook page, was as follows: "Seattle is running our state with a pedophile as a mayor. The West Coast has slowly been infected with communist ideologies throughout our entire culture. It is a belief that the individual is weak and that we are all victims. This is the lie of the century. No matter who you are, we are all amazing people with the ability to do anything that we put our minds to. These liberal strongholds run off of hatred and negativity. Patriot Prayer will bring in a positive message to Seattle that the people are starving for."

The day before the rally was scheduled to take place, a terrorist drove a car into a crowd of anti-fascist protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing Heather Heyer. This event dramatically increased the tension between Patriot Prayer and a scheduled anti-fascist counter protest (called the Solidarity Against Hate Rally). Many attendees of the Patriot Prayer rally wore quasi-military gear and waved pro-Trump flags. At least four members of the white-supremacist group The Proud Boys were present, identifiable by their black and yellow Fred Perry polo shirts.

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Content Description

Photographs from the Patriot Prayer Freedom Rally Collection, August 13, 2017.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View the entire collection on the Libraries Digital Collections website

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Kristin Kinsey, 70 images, August 14, 2017; Jamie Colman, 11 images, 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
  • White supremacy movements--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Colman, Jamie (photographer)
    • Kinsey, Kristin (photographer)
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