Reported in the Los Angeles Sentinel, 21 Apr. 1966: A9. Harry H. Adams was active as a photographer in the Los Angeles area during the 1950s-1980s. He photographed the African-American community as a freelance photographer and also did work for the Los Angeles Sentinel and the California Eagle newspapers. Margaret D. Scott celebrating her 104th birthday at the Pacific Town Club with Robert Farrell (left), James H. Shackleford, and unidentified women. The Pacific Town Club was located at Adams Blvd. and Montclair Ave. Scott is holding a commemorative resolution in her from the City of Los Angeles. Margaret "Maggie" Scott founded Scott's Hall (a social hall for meetings and dancing) with her husband John. She was a pioneer member of First AME Church, and took active roles in the development of the church, co-founding of the Sojourner Truth Industrial Club in 1904, and was a guiding force in the NAACP fundraising drives of the 1920s.
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African American civic leaders African American politicians Birthdays Farrell, Robert, 1936- Scott, Margaret D., 1862-1969 Shackelford, J. H. (James Harrison), 1875-1972
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