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.; Brice Union Taylor (1902-1974) was an American football player, coach and track athlete who broke racial barriers for African American football players. Although he was born without a left hand, growing up, Taylor showed his athletic prowess in football and baseball. In 1923, he accepted a scholarship for the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and became the first African-American football player for the USC Trojans. While at USC, Taylor also ran track and was a member of the mile relay team that set a World Record in 1925. During football season that same year, Taylor set a school record by playing offense, defense, and on special teams as a kicker. For his efforts, he became the first All-American at USC. After graduating from USC, he became a Head Football Coach for several universities and high schools. In addition to coaching football and teaching, Taylor also received a doctorate in theology, serving over 40 years as a minister in the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles. He received the University of Southern California General Alumni Association Service award in 1970, and was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. Bryce Union Taylor passed away on September 18, 1974 in Downey, California. He was 72 years old. Pastor Brice Union Taylor (foreground, center), Reverend Thomas Kilgore (fourth in line, at left) and Reverend H.H. Brookins (partially visible at Kilgore's right) are shown protesting the election of the board to oversee Anti-Poverty funds on Spring Street, as they march outside of Los Angeles City Hall. Pastor Union and Reverends Kilgore and Brookins, along with other numerous other protesters, hold signs which read, "Let the people in need decide!"; "The people demand representation!"; "Poverty or Politics" and "End the big lie Protest Yorty's." The Los Angeles Times Building can be seen in the background (extreme left, with clock) and the State Building is visible behind the demonstrators. Photograph July 12-13, 1965. See images 00128017; 00134109; 00134151; 00134153, and 00144893 through 00144900 for additional photos in this series.
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1 photographic print : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic prints
Taylor, Brice Union Kilgore, Thomas,--1913-1998 Brookins, H. Hartford Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Times (Firm) Los Angeles Times Building California State Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) African American men Men African American women Women Clergy Protest movements Demonstrations Picketing Signs and signboards City halls Newspaper buildings Buildings Lost architecture Sidewalks Streets Lampposts Trees Smiling Los Angeles (Calif.)
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