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Order Number
00128450
Title
Pat
Brown
re-election
campaign
Photographer
Curtis, Rolland J.
Collection ID
Rolland J. Curtis Collection
Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession
RC_0361.07
Date
Circa
1966
Physical Description
1
negative
:safety
;10
x
13
cm
.
Notes
Rolland
Joseph
'
Speedy
'
Curtis
was
born
in
Louisiana
in
1922
.
After
serving
three
years
in the
Marines
during
World
War
II
, he and his
wife
,
Gloria
,
relocated
from
New
Orleans
to
Los
Angeles
in
1946
.
Curtis
served
four
years
with the
Los
Angeles
Police
Department
, but
resigned
from the
force
in
order
to
pursue
both
a
Bachelor's
and
Master's
degree
from
USC
. He
later
became
involved
in
city
politics
, as an
associate
of
Sam
Yorty
, and
later
a
field
deputy
to
City
Council
members
Billy
Mills
and
Tom
Bradley
. He was
briefly
director
of the
Model
Cities
program
in
1973
.
Rolland
J
.
Curtis
died
in his
home
in
1979
, the
victim
of a
homicide
. An
affordable
housing
complex
on
Exposition
Blvd
.
near
Vermont
Ave
. was
named
in his
honor
in
1981
,
along
with a
nearby
street
and
park.
;
Photograph
included
in the
Exhibit
:
Firsts
,
Seconds
and
Thirds
:
African
American
Leaders
in
Los
Angeles
During
the
1960s
and '
70s
from the
Rolland
J
.
Curtis
Collection
.
Historical Data
In
1966
,
Yvonne
Brathwaite
Burke
(1932-)
became
the
first
African
American
woman
elected
to the
California
Assembly
, and in
1972
, was the
first
woman
elected
to the
House
. She was also the
first
woman
to
chair
the
Congressional
Black
Caucus
. In
1972
, she
became
the
first
Congresswoman
to
give
birth
and be
granted
maternity
leave
while
serving
Congress.
;
Elected
in
1963
,
Billy
G
.
Mills
(1929-)
was the
third
African
American
to
serve
on the
Los
Angeles
City
Council
, a
seat
he
held
until
1974
when
he
became
a
Los
Angeles
Superior
Court
judge
. He was the
first
African
American
chairman
of the
Democratic
County
Central
Committee
,
winning
over
fellow
Councilman
Tom
Bradley
by
just
three
votes
.
Description
Yvonne
Brathwaite
Burke
speaks
at a
rally
for
gubernatorial
incumbent
Pat
Brown
.
Councilman
Billy
G
.
Mills
is
seated
behind
her.
Subject
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite.
Mills, Billy G.
Legislators--United States.
Political campaigns--California--Los Angeles.
City council members--California--Los Angeles.
Men--California--Los Angeles.
Women--California--Los Angeles.
Public speaking--California--Los Angeles.
Microphones.
Podiums--California--Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.).
Coverage
1961
;
1962
;
1963
;
1964
;
1965
;
1966
;
1967
;
1968
;
1969
;
1970
Format
Photographic safety negatives
Credits
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Internal Notes
Additional
photographic
print
:b&w;10x13
cm
.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
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