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Description:: Edward L Binum was the son of pioneers Margaret and Edmington Binum.
Date:: [circa 1890-1900]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Roy Fowler's father, John Fowler, wrote a column called "Spreading Joy," which was published in the California Eagle newspaper. John Fowler's sister, Cora, married Felix Beckford and lived in Oakland. Their daughter, Ruth Beckford, is a dancer, teacher and author.
Date:: November 24, 1918
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Robert Owens, Sr., was an early African American pioneer in Los Angeles. He had a business and owned land.
Date:: 1884
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: James Henry Coleman was a pioneer contractor & business man in Redding.
Date:: [circa 1915]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Actress Beulah Hall with members of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company, left to right: Clarence Brooks (secretary), Noble Johnson (president), Dudley Brooks (assistant secretary), and Dr. James Smith (treasurer). They are standing in front of a picket fence and a building with wood siding.
Date:: [circa 1921]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: First African Methodist Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, is the oldest church founded by African Americans in the City of Los Angeles, dating to 1872. Biddy Mason established the church to minister to the mind, body, and soul of the community. This church served as the cornerstone of the community for spiritual growth, social uplift, and economic development.
Date:: December 13, 1973
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Charlotta Bass was the publisher of the California Eagle newspaper from 1912 to 1951, and a civil rights activist. The California Eagle, covering Los Angeles' African-American community, was one of the oldest and longest running African American newspapers.
Date:: [1945-1950]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description:: Studio portrait of an African American woman wearing a with same-fabric bows and a crystal bead necklace.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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Description:: Dr. John Somerville, born in Jamaica, was the first black graduate of USC School of Dentistry (1907). He married Vada Jetmore Watson (1912), who also became a dentist. He built the Somerville Hotel (1928), was instrumental in the founding of the Los Angeles chapter of NAACP (1914), and served on the Police Commission 1949-1953.
Date:: October 16, 1962
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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