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Postcard to Seattle Brewing & Malting Company, September 1905
In 1893, three Seattle breweries – Claussen-Sweeney, Bay View, and Albert Braun – merged to form the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company. The company launched a new brand, Rainier Beer, and by the end of 1893 was brewing one million gallons per year. In 1905, the company required 25 horse teams to deliver the daily demand for Rainier in Seattle…
ID Number:2020.15.3
Date:1905
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Charlie James in front of Colman School building, Seattle, December 5, 1985
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.01.30
Date:1985
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"African American Museum" sign on door of Colman School, Seattle, November 25, 1985
In 1985, a group of Black activists led by Charlie James, Earl Debnam, Omari Tahir-Garrett, and Michael Greenwood began occupying the abandoned Colman School in the Central Area in order to pressure the city to renovate it into a museum of African-American history. Despite the building's lack of heat and running water, the occupiers stayed for eight years, making this…
ID Number:2020.42.1.16.02.44
Date:1985
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Total Experience Choir performing at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, February 22, 1987
The Total Experiece Gosel Choir was founded in 1973 and led by Pastor Patrinell Wright. Though based in Seattle, the choir toured extensively and performed around the world. Wright formed a choir at Franklin High School as an alternative activity for African-American students in 1970, but when a school-funding levy failed in 1973, her position was cut and she began…
ID Number:2020.42.2.04.01.08
Date:1987
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Michael Dixon with students at Franklin High School, Seattle, March 6, 1992
Michael Dixon, younger brother of Aaron and Elmer Dixon, was born in Illinois and grew up in Seattle's Central District. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught the Dixon brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. Michael Dixon was a sophomore at Garfield High School when the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party was formed by…
ID Number:2020.42.3.20.02.03
Date:1992
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Michael Dixon at Garfield High School, March 6, 1992
Michael Dixon, younger brother of Aaron and Elmer Dixon, was born in Illinois and grew up in Seattle's Central District. His father worked at Boeing, and both parents taught the Dixon brothers the importance of fighting for social justice. Michael Dixon was a sophomore at Garfield High School when the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party was formed by…
ID Number:2020.42.3.20.02.43
Date:1992
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Protesters marching against police brutality, Seattle, October 22, 2001
On October 22, 2001 about 100 demonstrators marched through Seattle to protest against police brutality, especially the killing of Black people by police. The march in Seattle was part of the National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality, one of dozens of protests against police violence held across the United States. It came five months after Seattle Police Department (SPD)…
ID Number:2020.42.5.07.03.23
Date:2001
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Lillian Gideon at dedication of Heritage Garden, Seattle, October 16, 2001
Lillian Morris Gideon (1907-2006) was widely known in Seattle as a volunteer and philanthropist in Seattle's African-American community and other groups. Born in Mobile, AL and educated at Boston College, Gideon served in the American Red Cross during both World Wars, and moved to Seattle in the 1950s with her husband Russell, working as a social worker at the VA…
ID Number:2020.42.5.08.01.11
Date:2001
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Woody Jackson frying turkeys outside Catfish Corner, Seattle, November 20, 2001
In 1985, Woodrow “Woody” Jackson and his wife Rosemary opened Catfish Corner at the corner of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seattle’s Central District. Although focusing on seafood, Jackson later began experimenting with deep-frying turkeys at Thanksgiving. Using a five-gallon doughnut fryer and a Cajun recipe, he tried various injected marinades until settling on a garlic-butter…
ID Number:2020.42.5.09.01.15
Date:2001
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Henry Williams carrying deep-fried turkeys outside Catfish Corner, Seattle, November 20, 2001
In 1985, Woodrow “Woody” Jackson and his wife Rosemary opened Catfish Corner at the corner of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Seattle’s Central District. Although focusing on seafood, Jackson later began experimenting with deep-frying turkeys at Thanksgiving. Using a five-gallon doughnut fryer and a Cajun recipe, he tried various injected marinades until settling on a garlic-butter…
ID Number:2020.42.5.09.01.21
Date:2001