Title provided by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Councilman James Potter Jr. is pictured with an unidentified young man in City Hall council chambers during the annual Boys Day in Government event. Many students participated in the Annual Boys' Week observance, where they learned how local government is conducted. The people sitting to the left of the photo are unidentified. Photograph 1967. See images 00127930; 00127931; 00125628 through 00125636; 00125639; 00127926; 00127927; 00053406 and 00141934 through 001141940 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Potter, James B.,--Jr African American men Men African American women Women Young men City council members High school students City halls Speeches, addresses, etc Podiums Microphones Los Angeles (Calif.)
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