Tri-Cities, WA's Katie Barton: 'She wanted to see equal rights for the community, not just herself' – Liberation News
227 3 minutes read This article is part of Liberation’s commemoration of Black History Month, 2021. Katie Barton was a tireless and militant Black activist in her community of Tri-Cities, Washington. In what became her life’s work towards fair treatment and equal rights for Black people, Katie Barton played a significant role in taking down the Jim Crow style “No blacks after dark” sign that once hung on the bridge that connected East Pasco to its “sundown town” sister-city Kennewick. “Mother-Katie Barton, she stayed on it all the time. And she was the one that took th...