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African Americans in West Adams and
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http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001841.jpg Title: African American girl in garden at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001699.jpg Title: Afro-Americans next to car in Ralph BuncheRalph Bunche (1904-1971) was born in Detroit. Orphaned at 12, he was raised in Los Angeles by his grandmother, Lucy Taylor Johnson, the daughter of a house slave. In Los Angeles he lived at 2819 Griffith Avenue, a few blocks east of West Adams, between San Pedro Street and Central Avenue. He attended 30th Street Intermediate School at 151 W. 30th Street (later this became John Adams Junior High School) and Jefferson High School. Bunche distinguished himself early as an outstanding intellect and graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 1927, although he had had to work his way through college as a janitor and was refused membership in the UCLA debate team because he was black. He taught at Howard University in Washington, DC, while working on his PhD dissertation at Harvard. He received his doctorate from Harvard in 1934 for fieldwork in Togoland and Dahomey in Africa. He later served in the U.S. State Department, and in 1946 became head of the United Nations Department of Trusteeship. He had long associations with many American institutions of higher learning. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his work in 1948 as UN mediator between the Arabs and the new State of Israel, leading to the peace agreement at the end of the war that produced Israel's independence. He later served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, most notably in the peacekeeping mission to the Congo in the summer of 1960, where he clashed with Pan-Africanist Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001576.jpg Title: African American woman, 1918 Description: Lucy Johnson, grandmother of Nobel peace prize recipient, Ralph Bunche, 1918,
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001583.jpg Title: Class photo of graduating (9th grade) class of the 30th Street Intermediate School, which became John Adams Jr. High School, 1919. Ralph Bunche is in top row, far left.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001802.jpg Title: Ralph Bunche and friend, 1923 Description: Ralph Bunche, 1904-1971 (left), and Charles Matthews, 1923.,
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001804.jpg Title: Ralph Bunche and friends on car, ca 1925 Description: Ralph Bunche (at right) and friends sitting on running board of car, circa 1925.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001803.jpg Title: African American women friends of Ralph Bunche,
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics29/00049081.jpg Title: Ralph Bunche, all-around athlete, 1931. Description: The valedictorian of his class at Jefferson High, Ralph Bunche [1904-1971] was an all-around athlete who competed in football, baseball and track. He attended UCLA when the school campus was located on
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001587.jpg Title: Ralph Bunche with aunt and cousin, 1965 Description: L to R Ralph Bunche, Jane Taylor, Nellie Johnson, James Taylor at 50th anniversary celebration of http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001958.jpg Title: Class picture, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001959.jpg Title: Boys in class picture, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001694.jpg Title: Front yard wedding in http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001897.jpg Title: African American family home at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001971.jpg Title: African American music teacher, Sam Brown, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002078.jpg Title: Concert program with photo of Frieta Shaw, Director of Ethiopian Etude Chorus, 1925 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002077.jpg Title: Cover of concert program for Etude Ethiopian Chorus, Shrine Auditorium, 1925 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001926.jpg Title: African American church congregation, Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church, 34th & Central, c. 1925 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002025.jpg Title: African American bride and groom at home at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001939.jpg Title: African American girls in gym class at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002020.jpg Title: Class photo of students at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001942.jpg Title: African American man sitting on car playing banjo, Description: African American man named Ronald sitting on car playing banjo, 1929. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001557.jpg Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001943.jpg Title: African American women sitting on car on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001858.jpg Title: African American school boys at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002019.jpg Title: Home of Evelyn Turner Lofton, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001972.jpg Title: Daddy Grant's Oldtime Pit Barbecue , http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001973.jpg Title: Lemuel "Daddy" Grant at his Oldtime Pit Barbecue, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001653.jpg Title: African American children in foster home on http://jpg1.lapl.org/spnb01/00007220.jpg Title: Car and 3 people at Description: Standing behind the car is Ray I. Matthews. In the car is Charles Blodgett & 1 other person. They are in front of the http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001550.jpg Title: Staff of the National Publishing house of the Church of http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001480.jpg Title: Afro-American piano students at 25th & Central, c. 1932 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002057.jpg Title: African American family at home on Description: African American family portrait. L to R, back unidentified family friend, George W. Crouch, Ruth Crouch, Rosa Tucker in front, Herman Crouch, Samuel Crouch, Jr., Rosa Crouch, Harold Lloyd Crouch. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001656.jpg Title: African American couple at counter of post office for Methodist convention at Shrine Auditorium, 1935 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001828.jpg Title: Description: Detail of http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics18/00008637.jpg Title: Dutch Grill at the Hotel Watson, Pico & Flower (n.d.) http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001915.jpg Title: African American family home at Description: Home of Mary (Hale) Smith in 
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001975.jpg Title: African American man and two children in front of http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001913.jpg Title: African American boy in front yard at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001504.jpg Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001836.jpg Title: Graduation Dinner at the Me Mo Club, 42nd & Central, 1940 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001851.jpg Title: Last Word Club Advertisement, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002024.jpg Title: Page from http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002074.jpg Title: Harris Drug Store on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001507.jpg Title: Audrey Lee and her nephew on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001863.jpg Title: Rosebud Theater employees, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001824.jpg Title: African American children at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001474.jpg Title: Halloween festival at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001482.jpg Title: Wilfandel Group baby contest, c. 1941 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002234.jpg Title: Hattie McDaniel and Lloyd Crawford, 1942 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001850.jpg Title: African Americans at Downbeat Night Club, 1942, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001849.jpg Title: African Americans at New Club Alabam, 42nd & Central Aves., 1942 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001860.jpg Title: African American boy on tricycle on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002028.jpg Title: African American fraternity (Kappa Alpha Psi) at U.S.C., 1945 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002231.jpg Title: African American women's group, Wilfandel Club, 1945
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics11/00005059.jpg Title: Bessie Bruington Burke, a portrait, [n.d.] Description: Portrait of Bessie Bruington Burke, first African American teacher in the Los Angeles City Schools. She was a distinguished pioneer, humanitarian, administrator and the first African American Principal in the City of L.A. Schools. She retired in 1955 after 44 years with the Los Angeles Board of Education. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002083.jpg Title: African American family, Description: The Lee family in front yard of home near http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002072.jpg Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002070.jpg Title: Ringside at Club Alabam, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002073.jpg Title: "Drag" gay ball, Club Alabam, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001914.jpg Title: African American children at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001825.jpg Title: 36th http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002026.jpg Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001880.jpg Title: Residence of African American actress Hattie McDaniel, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001884.jpg Title: African American real estate agency, Description: Ad for the S. Alexander Co., Inc. real estate agency published in the 1947 Westside Yearbook and Business Directory. Includes photo of building exterior. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001885.jpg Title: African American Ledo Café, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001886.jpg Title: African American Flash Music Store, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001888.jpg Title: African American auto repair shop (Henry Jones Auto Service), 1277 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001889.jpg Title: African American Flash Music Store (interior), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001890.jpg Title: African American real estate agent (S. Alexander Co.), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001870.jpg Title: African American restaurant (Mike’s Famous Waikiki Inn), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001871.jpg Title: African American grocery store (Safety Market), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001872.jpg Title: African American ice cream parlor (Snow Top Malt Shop), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001874.jpg Title: African American restaurant (Charley & Joe’s Chicken Shack), 1893 W. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001875.jpg Title: African American record shop (Don Barksdale’s Record Shop), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001876.jpg Title: African American dry cleaners (Santa Anita Cleaning & Laundry), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001877.jpg Title: African American cleaners and clothing store (Beason’s Cleaners & Sportswear Shop), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001878.jpg Title: African American ice cream parlor (West Side Malt Shop), http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001879.jpg Title: African American cafe (New Trocadero Café), 1781 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001829.jpg Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001688.jpg Title: African Americans at Elks Club (Joe Bass Lodge, 42nd & Central), c. 1948 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002046.jpg Title: Picket line in front of bank , 1948 Description: Picket line outside of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002091.jpg Title: Camille Steverson, founder, owner & teacher of Little Citizen Nursery School, 1949 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002092.jpg Title: First Class at Little Citizen Nursery School (3600 block of Description: First class at the Little Citizen Nursery School having lunch, 1949. Camille Steverson (at right) was the founder, owner, and teacher. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002093.jpg Title: Group picture at the Little Citizen Nursery School, 1949 Description: Group picture at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Little Citizen Nursery School, 1949. Included are Camille Steverson (2nd from left), Harold Kingley (6th from left), Richard Kitner (4th from left, with shovel). http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002094.jpg Title: Groundbreaking at the Little http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001489.jpg Title: Stand-up comic at Club Pigalle, http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001539.jpg Title: Children at Jordan Downs Housing Projects, 1950 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002021.jpg Title: Description: Class picture of African American students at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002098.jpg Title: African American boy in front of house at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001537.jpg Title: African American woman at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001253.jpg Title: African Americans at Orange Julius stand they owned and operated on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001509.jpg Title: Afro-American mother and baby daughter in front yard on http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics11/00025209.jpg Title: Film actress Helen Walker (hand on chin) at her Sugar Hill,
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics09/00004480.jpg Title: African American children in front yard, Description: Robert Taylor, Jr. (top, right) and siblings in front yard of home, circa 1953. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001542.jpg Title: Group photo of African Americans in front of http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001456.jpg Title: African American women at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002117.jpg Title: African American children in front yard on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002110.jpg Title: African American children in front yard on http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics05/00002032.jpg Title: African American couple in cleaners, 1955 Description: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001923.jpg Title: African American museum workers at L.A. County Natural History Museum in http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001288.jpg Title: Houses ( http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001761.jpg Title: African American nurses in graduation at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics03/00001469.jpg Title: Thirty-sixth Street School Safety Committee, 1958 http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001788.jpg Title: African Americans in P.T.A. at http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics13/00026036.jpg Title: John Adams Jr. High students (c. 1965), 151 West 30th Street. http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001768.jpg Title: African American custodians at http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics18/00008639.jpg Photographer: Plukas, V. R. Title: http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001837.jpg Title: Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade watchers in front of University 7th http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics44/00041580.jpg Title: Needy food packages for Thanksgiving . Volunteers at First A.M.E. Zion Cathedral on The Furlong TractThe city of Thomas Furlong, the life-long city treasurer of We found four photos in the Los Angeles Public Library online collection documenting the Furlong Tract and the integration of black children in the
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001891.jpg Title: Elementary class photo at
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001898.jpg Title: African American family residence in
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001845.jpg Title: African American children, ca 1900 Description: Children from the Furlong Tract community, located east of
http://jpg1.lapl.org/pics04/00001976.jpg Title: African American children sitting in front of house in 1500 block of Description: African American children sitting in front of house on the 1500 block of 52nd Street, an area known as the "Furlong Tract" (the first tract housing for Blacks in Los Angeles). L to R Marvin Kaufman, Dorothy McLaughlin, Ralph Kaufman. Go to the top of this pageReturn to beginning of Photo Collection
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