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.; The Center for Urban and Racial Equity (C.U.R.E.) is dedicated to achieving racial equity and justice. It collaborates with communities and organizations to foster systemic change through various initiatives, including research, dialogue, strategic action, and training. People can be seen standing at the doorway and walking out of the church as an unidentified group from CURE (Catholics United for Racial Equality), including men, women and children are pictured protesting against Cardinal McIntyre and Prop 14 at St Vibiana's. The group is picketing his stance that racism is a "political issue and not a moral one" with signs that read 'Vote no on "14" it is a moral issue.' Photograph 1964. See images 00148393 through 00148424 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Cathedral of Saint Vibiana (Los Angeles, Calif.) African American men Men African American women Women African American girls Girls Boys Cathedrals Churches Demonstrations Doorways Picketing Pickets Political participation Protest movements Protesters Signs and signboards Los Angeles (Calif.)
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