Text from newspaper caption: Area persons witnessed dedication Sunday of Frederick M. Roberts Memorial Park clubhouse at 4700 So. Honduras street. Newest facility was named in honor of the late legislator, first Negro elected to California State Legislature. (Los Angeles Sentinel, 4 Jun: 1958: A5). 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. Pearl Roberts, widow of Frederick Madison Roberts, is seated in the center, in a white hat. The man who hands the key in her direction is probably Councilman Edward Rybal.
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Dedications Parks African American politicians Roberts, Frederick Madison, 1879-1952 Fred Roberts Recreation Center (Los Angeles, Calif) Roberts, Pearl W. Hinds, 1892-1984
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