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) is seen speaking into a microphone outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Also visible standing amongst the large crowd are the Reverend H. Hartford Brookins (dark glasses, next to Roosevelt), and Louise Ridgle White (partially visible, second row, fifth from left). An unidentified member of the clergy (third from right) is also pictured amongst the numerous community activists that attended the rally. Some of them can be seen holding up picket signs that read, "No Selma In L.A. Vote! April 6th", "American History Has NO Color Line. CORE", "We Don't Need HATE!" and "Selma: A Typical American City." 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 Brookins, H. Hartford White, Louise Ridgle,--1928- Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) African American men Men African American women Women African American girls Girls African American boys Boys African American children Children African American political activists African American civil rights workers Civil rights demonstrations Political candidates Political activists Politicians Clergy Civic leaders Signs and signboards Picketing Microphones Los Angeles (Calif.)
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