John A. Somerville, seated in a group portrait with two other men and five women. They are all looking at a piece of paper held by one man. 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. Photographer's stamp on back of photo: Please credit photo by Irving C. Smith
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African American civil rights workers African American businesspeople African American dentists Somerville, John Alexander, 1881-1973
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