- African American civil rights workers19
- Los Angeles (Calif.)16
- African American dentists11
- African American men10
- African American businesspeople9
- African American civic leaders9
- People9
- African American families7
- African American women7
- African American singers6
- Somerville, John Alexander, 1881-19736
- African American newspaper editors5
- Bass, Charlotta A., 1880-19695
- Gray, Mabel V. (Mabel Vernon), 1895-19815
- Somerville, Vada, 1885-19725
- African American social workers3
- Marsh, Vivian Osborne, 1897-19863
- Somerville, Vada, 1885-1972 3
- African American actors2
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