Elmer Dixon
Elmer Dixon was born in Chicago
and moved to Seattle at age 7 when his father
took a job at Boeing. Dixon grew up in Seattle’s
Central District, attending Garfield High School.
While at Garfield High, Dixon
helped organize the school’s Black Student Union in
1968. That same year, with his older brother Aaron Dixon, he co-founded
the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. He served the chapter
as its Field Marshall as well as the Breakfast Program
Coordinator.