Image / Frederick Madison Roberts, 1920-1940

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Title: Frederick Madison Roberts, 1920-1940
Alternative Title: Framed portraits of African American leaders in Los Angeles
Contributor: T. Smith L. A.
Date Created and/or Issued: [1920-1940]
1920/1950
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Frederick Madison Roberts was a newspaper owner and editor, educator, and business owner. He was also the first African American elected to the California State Assembly. Roberts was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings and President Thomas Jefferson.
Studio portrait of Frederick Madison Roberts.
Written on back of photo: EPR
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b16_f02_002a.tif
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Subject: African American journalists
African American politicians
African American businesspeople
Roberts, Frederick Madison, 1879-1952
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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