Title supplied by cataloger. 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.; James Roosevelt was born on December 23, 1907, the oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. He was an American businessman, activist and Democratic Party politician. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. He served as a Secretary to President Roosevelt and in the United States House of Representatives. He died on August 13, 1991. U.S. Congressman and mayoral candidate James Roosevelt (center left, wearing glasses) is being interviewed by a Channel 7 news reporter, as well as an NBC reporter, as he participates in a rally at the Los Angeles County Hall of Justice. Also present are Louise Ridgle (far left, looking back at Roosevelt), a Los Angeles Assemblywoman candidate, and Compton City Councilman Douglas Dollarhide holding a sign that reads, "Stop Another Selma In L.A. Vote April 6th." Two other signs along the right read, "Don't Let Selma Happen In L.A.! Vote April 6th", and "No Selma In L.A. Vote! April 6th." The news reporters and other visible activists are unidentified. Photograph 1965. See images 00053394; 00128018; 00134106; 00134201; and 00143421 through 00143430 for additional photos in this series.
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Roosevelt, James,--1907-1991 Dollarhide, Douglas White, Louise Ridgle,--1928- Los Angeles County Hall of Justice ABC Television Network--Employees NBC Television Network--Employees African American men Men African American women Women Political candidates Political activists Politicians African American political activists African American civil rights workers Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights movements Civil rights leaders Reporters and reporting Recording instruments Microphones Signs and signboards Picketing Buildings Los Angeles (Calif.)
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