Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles

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Address: 

Dollarhide Neighborhood Center: 1108 N. Oleander Ave., Compton, CA 90222 (click to view)

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Date: 
1977
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Indoor
Political
Description / Interpretation: 

Children and adults from various cultures, some famous, some not, form a cavalcade across two walls. This community center is named after Douglas Dollarhide, who in 1961 became the first African American elected to the Compton City Council. He later became mayor.
Photo: © Robin Dunitz