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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members at a national boulé meeting, 1950s

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members at a national boulé meeting, 1950s

Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker, 1950s

Alvin Ailey, Josephine Baker, 1950s

A. Philip Randolph,1935-1968

A. Philip Randolph,1935-1968

Betty Hill, circa 1920

Betty Hill, circa 1920

Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1890-1920

Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1890-1920

Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1920-1940

Betty Hill, Los Angeles, 1920-1940

Betty Hill, San Francisco, circa 1900

Betty Hill, San Francisco, circa 1900

Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Los Angeles, 1930s (?)

Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Los Angeles, 1930s (?)

Charlotta Bass,1940s-1950s

Charlotta Bass,1940s-1950s

Charlotta Bass and three friends, circa 1922

Charlotta Bass and three friends, circa 1922

Charlotta Bass at an event with Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Hazel Scott, circa 1945-1950

Charlotta Bass at an event with Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Hazel Scott, circa 1945-1950

Charlotta Bass at an event with nine other women wearing full-length dresses, 1940s

Charlotta Bass at an event with nine other women wearing full-length dresses, 1940s

Charlotta Bass seated at her desk a the California Eagle, Los Angeles, 1930s

Charlotta Bass seated at her desk a the California Eagle, Los Angeles, 1930s

Charlotta Bass with a group of people, 1940s

Charlotta Bass with a group of people, 1940s

Charlotta Bass with her high school class, Providence, circa 1900

Charlotta Bass with her high school class, Providence, circa 1900

Charlotta Bass with journalists and staff of the California Eagle, Los Angeles, 1940s-1950s

Charlotta Bass with journalists and staff of the California Eagle, Los Angeles, 1940s-1950s

Dorothy Vena Johnson as a young woman, 1915-1920

Dorothy Vena Johnson as a young woman, 1915-1920

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1940s-1950s

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1940s-1950s

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1940s-1950s

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1940s-1950s

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1950s-1960s

Dr. John Alexander Somerville, 1950s-1960s

Dr. John A. Somerville and three couples standing in a yard, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville and three couples standing in a yard, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a gathering with 13 other men and women, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a gathering with 13 other men and women, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a meeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club, 1950s-1960s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a meeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club, 1950s-1960s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a political meeting with Adlai E. Stevenson and others, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville at a political meeting with Adlai E. Stevenson and others, 1950s

Dr. John A. Somerville, John Anson Ford, Robert Z. Hardon, Thomas Newton and Wallace Braden, Los Angeles, circa 1948

Dr. John A. Somerville, John Anson Ford, Robert Z. Hardon, Thomas Newton and Wallace Braden, Los Angeles, circa 1948

Dr. John Somerville with seven unidentified people, 1950s

Dr. John Somerville with seven unidentified people, 1950s

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1954-1968

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1954-1968

Drs. John and Vada Somerville celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with Doris Howard, Los Angeles, 1962

Drs. John and Vada Somerville celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with Doris Howard, Los Angeles, 1962

Drs. John and Vada Somerville the year they married, 1912

Drs. John and Vada Somerville the year they married, 1912

Drs. John A. Somerville and Vada Somerville at host Ursula Murrell, Carol Brice, and Reverend George Garner, Los Angeles, 1944-1951

Drs. John A. Somerville and Vada Somerville at host Ursula Murrell, Carol Brice, and Reverend George Garner, Los Angeles, 1944-1951

Drs. Vada and John Somerville holding a gathering in their backyard, Los Angeles, 1950s-1960s

Drs. Vada and John Somerville holding a gathering in their backyard, Los Angeles, 1950s-1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1912-1920

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1912-1920

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1920s

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1920s

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1950s-1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville, 1950s-1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville and Martha Jefferson Louis with a gathering of women in a home, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dr. Vada Somerville and Martha Jefferson Louis with a gathering of women in a home, Los Angeles, 1940s

Dr. Vada Somerville at a gathering of the Links chapter in Phoenix, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville at a gathering of the Links chapter in Phoenix, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1940s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1940s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, circa 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, Dr. Harold Kingsley, and Clarence Muse at a dinner event, probably for Pilgrim House, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville, Dr. Harold Kingsley, and Clarence Muse at a dinner event, probably for Pilgrim House, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville honored at People's Independent Church of Christ, Los Angeles, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville honored at People's Independent Church of Christ, Los Angeles, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville in a USC yearbook, 1918

Dr. Vada Somerville in a USC yearbook, 1918

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville receives an award from County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles, 1960s

Dr. Vada Somerville with five women, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville with five women, 1950s

Dr. Vada Somerville with five women, circa 1960

Dr. Vada Somerville with five women, circa 1960

Dr. Vada Somerville with the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations, Los Angeles, 1954

Dr. Vada Somerville with the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations, Los Angeles, 1954

Dr. Vada Somerville with two other women, circa 1940s

Dr. Vada Somerville with two other women, circa 1940s

Family of Willis K. Duffy, Santa Ana, circa 1940

Family of Willis K. Duffy, Santa Ana, circa 1940

Fay M. Jackson, circa 1930

Fay M. Jackson, circa 1930

Fay M. Jackson in the USC yearbook, 1925

Fay M. Jackson in the USC yearbook, 1925

Fay M. Jackson with a bride and bridesmaid, circa 1959

Fay M. Jackson with a bride and bridesmaid, circa 1959

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1962

Garden party at the Somerville residence for members of the Church of Christian Fellowship, Los Angeles, 1947

Garden party at the Somerville residence for members of the Church of Christian Fellowship, Los Angeles, 1947

James Farmer, 1940-1968

James Farmer, 1940-1968

James Forman, 1963-1968

James Forman, 1963-1968

Jessie Vann on a visit the Pilgrim House, Los Angeles, circa 1948-1952

Jessie Vann on a visit the Pilgrim House, Los Angeles, circa 1948-1952

Joseph Blackburn Bass as a young boy with his mother, Susan Bass, Topeka, Kansas, 1870-1880

Joseph Blackburn Bass as a young boy with his mother, Susan Bass, Topeka, Kansas, 1870-1880

Katherine J. Boskins Barr, circa 1920

Katherine J. Boskins Barr, circa 1920

Loren Miller, circa 1963

Loren Miller, circa 1963

Loren Miller family, Los Angeles, 1957

Loren Miller family, Los Angeles, 1957

Loren Miller family, Los Angeles, 1957

Loren Miller family, Los Angeles, 1957

Marian Anderson in her dressing room with Vada Somerville and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Marian Anderson in her dressing room with Vada Somerville and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Mary McLeod Bethune, 1910-1911

Mary McLeod Bethune, 1910-1911

Mary McLeod Bethune at the home of Arthur and Leonie Vrebelle, Santa Barbara, 1949

Mary McLeod Bethune at the home of Arthur and Leonie Vrebelle, Santa Barbara, 1949

Mary McLeod Bethune's birthday party at the Somervilles' home, Los Angeles, circa 1952-1955

Mary McLeod Bethune's birthday party at the Somervilles' home, Los Angeles, circa 1952-1955

Party for Mary McLeod Bethune's 75th birthday at the home of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950

Party for Mary McLeod Bethune's 75th birthday at the home of Drs. Vada and John Somerville, Los Angeles, 1950

Reverend Harold M. Kingsley, Carol Brice, Jackie Robinson, G. Raymond Booth and John Anson Ford, Los Angeles, 1943-1953

Reverend Harold M. Kingsley, Carol Brice, Jackie Robinson, G. Raymond Booth and John Anson Ford, Los Angeles, 1943-1953

Roy Wilkins, 1934-1968

Roy Wilkins, 1934-1968

Sarah C. Barr, Katherine J. Boskins Barr, and Roscoe Conklin Simmons, circa 1910

Sarah C. Barr, Katherine J. Boskins Barr, and Roscoe Conklin Simmons, circa 1910

Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1947

Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1947

Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1947

Thirty-fifth wedding anniversary of Drs. John and Vada Somerville, Los Angeles, 1947

Vada Jetmore Watson (later Somerville), 1911

Vada Jetmore Watson (later Somerville), 1911

W. E. B. Du Bois at Pilgrim House with Dr. Harold M. Kingsley, Dr. Vada Somerville and others, Los Angeles, 1950 (?)

W. E. B. Du Bois at Pilgrim House with Dr. Harold M. Kingsley, Dr. Vada Somerville and others, Los Angeles, 1950 (?)

W.E.B. Du Bois, circa 1907

W.E.B. Du Bois, circa 1907

Whitney M. Young, civic leader, and author, 1959-1968

Whitney M. Young, civic leader, and author, 1959-1968

William and Louise Patterson with their daughter Mary, circa 1950

William and Louise Patterson with their daughter Mary, circa 1950

Women who backed Dr. John A. Somerville's candidacy for City Council, Los Angeles, 1950s-1960s

Women who backed Dr. John A. Somerville's candidacy for City Council, Los Angeles, 1950s-1960s