Miriam Matthews, sister of businesswoman Ella Matthews and lawyer Charles Matthews, was hired in 1927 as the first African American librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library. Matthews was also a civil rights activist, historian, and collector of African American art and primary source materials. Five African Americans standing in front of a house, from left: two men, Miriam Matthews, and two women.
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African American women African American men Matthews, Miriam
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