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The '''Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone''', also known as '''Free Capitol Hill''', was a [[Stateless society|stateless]] autonomous zone that existed in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], during the [[George Floyd protests]]. It was created by [[Black Lives Matter]] protestors who wanted to decrease the city's police department by 50%.<ref>{{News citation|author=Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor, Lauren Frohne|date=2020-07-04|title=‘The Uprising’: Watch how Seattle’s protests have evolved|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/watch-the-uprising/|newspaper=The Seattle Times|retrieved=2022-04-09}}</ref> President [[Donald Trump]] called the protestors "ugly [[Anarchism|Anarchists]]" and demanded that the [[United States of America|U.S.]] government take back the territory.<ref>{{News citation|author=Tim Elfrink, Derek Hawkins, Marisa Iati|date=2020-06-11|title=Seattle mayor blasts Trump’s threat to ‘take back’ the city after protesters set up ‘autonomous zone’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/11/trump-seattle-autonomous-zone-inslee/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The protestors failed to create a state, leading the autonomous zone to be retaken by police less than a month after it was created.<ref>{{News citation|author=Public Affairs|date=2020-07-01|title=(UPDATED) Mayor Durkan Issues Executive Order Regarding Capitol Hill Protest Zone|url=https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/01/mayor-durkan-issues-emergency-order-regarding-capitol-hill-protest-zone/|newspaper=Seattle Police Department|retrieved=2022-04-09}}</ref>
The '''Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone''', also known as '''Free Capitol Hill''', was a [[Stateless society|stateless]] autonomous zone that existed in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], during the [[George Floyd protests]]. It was created by [[Black Lives Matter]] protestors who wanted to decrease the city's police department by 50%.<ref>{{News citation|author=Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor, Lauren Frohne|date=2020-07-04|title=‘The Uprising’: Watch how Seattle’s protests have evolved|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/watch-the-uprising/|newspaper=The Seattle Times|retrieved=2022-04-09}}</ref> President [[Donald Trump]] called the protestors "ugly [[Anarchism|Anarchists]]" and demanded that the [[United States of America|U.S.]] government take back the territory.<ref>{{News citation|author=Tim Elfrink, Derek Hawkins, Marisa Iati|date=2020-06-11|title=Seattle mayor blasts Trump’s threat to ‘take back’ the city after protesters set up ‘autonomous zone’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/11/trump-seattle-autonomous-zone-inslee/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The protestors failed to create a state, leading the autonomous zone to be retaken by police less than a month after it was created.<ref>{{News citation|author=Public Affairs|date=2020-07-01|title=(UPDATED) Mayor Durkan Issues Executive Order Regarding Capitol Hill Protest Zone|url=https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2020/07/01/mayor-durkan-issues-emergency-order-regarding-capitol-hill-protest-zone/|newspaper=Seattle Police Department|retrieved=2022-04-09}}</ref>

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Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
2020
Common languagesEnglish
GovernmentDirect democracy
• Established
June 8, 2020
• Dissolution
July 1, 2020


The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, also known as Free Capitol Hill, was a stateless autonomous zone that existed in Seattle, Washington, during the George Floyd protests. It was created by Black Lives Matter protestors who wanted to decrease the city's police department by 50%.[1] President Donald Trump called the protestors "ugly Anarchists" and demanded that the U.S. government take back the territory.[2] The protestors failed to create a state, leading the autonomous zone to be retaken by police less than a month after it was created.[3]

References

  1. Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor, Lauren Frohne (2020-07-04). "‘The Uprising’: Watch how Seattle’s protests have evolved" The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. Tim Elfrink, Derek Hawkins, Marisa Iati (2020-06-11). "Seattle mayor blasts Trump’s threat to ‘take back’ the city after protesters set up ‘autonomous zone’" The Washington Post.
  3. Public Affairs (2020-07-01). "(UPDATED) Mayor Durkan Issues Executive Order Regarding Capitol Hill Protest Zone" Seattle Police Department. Retrieved 2022-04-09.