Image / Frederick M. Roberts, Los Angeles, 1920-1940

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Title: Frederick M. Roberts, Los Angeles, 1920-1940
Alternative Title: Framed portraits of African American leaders in Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued: [1920-1940]
1920/1940
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 M. Roberts, wearing a plaid suit with his hands in pockets.
Written on back of photo: Frederick M Roberts
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b16_f02_007a.tif
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Subject: African American journalists
African American politicians
African American businesspeople
Roberts, Frederick M., 1879-1953
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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