History — Shelf Life Community Story Project

Amplifying community voices, learning from neighborhood stories, and interrupting narratives of erasure in Seattle's Central District.

Little Red Hen and Black Panthers

Kids Aren't Criminals

Boycotting Starbucks on 23rd & Jackson

Black People Getting Their Just Dues

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Seattle Central Lockdown

Policing the Police

Origins of the Central District

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Lead Pipe

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Working Community

Neighborhood Businesses

Crack Epidemic

Assassination of MLK

Photo Booth

Housing Options

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Welch's Hardware

Central Area Motivation Program

Helping People

Finding Love at the Home of the Barbecue

No Reason to Leave

Racism in the Schools

Earthquake at Langston Hughes

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Youth Boxers and Drug Trade