Title supplied 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. A group of unidentified children are pictured in a school yard socializing during a school event at an unknown location, possibly Victory Baptist Church Day School. Standing in the far background and partially visible is Charles N. Chapman (wearing glasses). An unidentified woman, most likely a teacher or school official (red jacket, white pants) stands on the far left. The children are well dressed, and the school yard and buildings are decorated with crepe paper flowers, honeycomb ornaments and streamers. Charles N. Chapman, was the first African American to be elected president of the Los Angeles All City Employees Association (ACEA) in 1964. He became Reverend Chapman for the Victory Baptist Church in 1976, and held that position until 1993. Photograph circa 1975. See images 00130166 through 00130175, and 00143729 for additional photos in this series.
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1 color negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
All City Employees Association (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Presidents African American men Men African American women Women African American boys Boys African American girls Girls African American children Children School children School employees School buildings School sites Schools Decorations Crepe paper Los Angeles (Calif.)
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