Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997) was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and met Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1961. Supervisor Kenneth Hahn (standing, center), Dr. Vada Somerville (seated, left), three other men and one other woman, pose for a group portrait. Dr. John Somerville, born in Jamaica, was the first black graduate of USC School of Dentistry (1907). He married Vada Jetmore Watson (1912), who also became a dentist. He built the Somerville Hotel (1928), was instrumental in the founding of the Los Angeles chapter of NAACP (1914), and served on the Police Commission 1949-1953. Stamp on back of photo: From Supervisor Kenneth Hahn
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African American civil rights workers African American dentists City council members Hahn, Kenneth, , 1920 – 1997 Somerville, Vada, 1885-1972
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