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. An unidentified high school student is shown at the podium, speaking in council chambers at Los Angeles City Hall. His fellow classmates and his teacher are visible at left in the background. It is not known which school these students attend and no further information has been provided. Photograph circa 1965. See images 00122330, 00122331 and 00143443 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) African American young men Young men African American young women Young women Women African American students Students High school students High school teachers City council members City halls Los Angeles (Calif.)
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