Mayor Samuel Yorty issues proclamation designating Feb. 12-20 as Negro History Week (later renamed Black History Week). From left: Jesse Overstreet; Mrs. Vassie D. Wright; Yorty and Mrs. Leontyne King, library commissioner. Dated February 12, 1966.
Overstreet, Jesse Wright, Vassie D King, Leontyne B Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998 Black History Week Mayors--California--Los Angeles Proclamations Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.