Bethune Junior High School students wearing ethnic African garb during Black History Week in Los Angeles, Calif., 1970

Title: Bethune Junior High School students wearing ethnic African garb during Black History Week in Los Angeles, Calif., 1970
Photographer: Malmin, John
Date Created: February 10, 1970
Date: 1970-02-10
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Caption: HISTORY OBSERVANCE--Students at Bethune Junior High School, 155 W. 69th St., wear Afro style clothing Monday during observance of Afro-American Week, an outgrowth of Negro History Week. At left is Principal Norman Mathers, also wearing Afro garb. Special events of week include a Swahili lesson over the intercom, a fashion show, Afro dancing show, a soul food banquet and visits by celebrities.

Genre: news photographs
Names: Bethune Middle School (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Students
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 33.97712
Latitude: -118.276522
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Youth
Special weeks--California--Los Angeles County
Black History Week--California--Los Angeles
Culture
Lifestyle
Junior high school students--California--Los Angeles County
African American students--California--Los Angeles County
African Americans--Ethnic identity

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b645_262105
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002vsqb
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