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. A large group of people are shown at the home of Leon and Sally Aubry, located at 3020 12th Avenue. They were gathered for a "No on 14" party on October 24, 1964. California Proposition 14 was a November 1964 initiative ballot measure to amend the state constitution to nullify the 1963 Rumford Fair Housing Act. The measure was approved with 65 percent of the vote, but overturned in 1966 by the California State Supreme Court and upheld by the United States Supreme Court in 1967. Among the group are (from left to right) two unidentified guests, Mathilda Curtis (white hat), Leon Aubry, Irene Curtis, James Roosevelt, three unidentified women, and Sally Aubry (at far right). A large sign on the roof of the Aubry home reads, "VOTE NOV. 3RD". See images 00125558, and 00141832 through 00141839 for additional photos in this series.
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Curtis, Mathilda Curtis, Irene Yopp Aubry, Leon, Sr Lindsay, Gilbert African American men Men African American women Women City council members Barbers Businessmen Educators Husband and wife Community activists Political participation Parties Dwellings Signs and signboards Name tags Sashes Gloves Handbags Hats Posing Smiling Los Angeles (Calif.)
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