Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center Founded (1968)

Image of a building with a sign for the Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center

The Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center is now co-located with the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic at 21st and Yesler way in the Central District.Olivia Baker

The Carolyn Downs Family Medical center was founded in 1968 by Leon Hobbs, as part of Seattle’s Black Panther Party’s community services program. Originally named the Sydney Miller Free Medical Clinic, it was renamed in tribute to Carolyn Downs, a community organizer for the Black Panthers, in 1978.

Resource: Zhong, Michelle. “Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center (1968- ),” April 5, 2018. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/carolyn-downs-family-medical-center-1968/.