How slavery and the confederacy show up on the Washington state map
A flag is shown outside of Juanita High School on Monday, June 11, 2018, in Kirkland.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
King County is now named for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – but that didn’t happen without a fight.
There are still eight counties in Washington that bear the names of racist men that won’t be so easy to tweak, says Crosscut editor-at-large Knute Berger.
