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Title	Edward Roybal
Description	Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Edward R. Roybal grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and Southwestern University before serving in the army. In 1947, Roybal ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council but was defeated. Along with Fred Ross and other key figures, he created the Community Service Organization (CSO). As president of the organization, Roybal led a crusade against discrimination in housing, employment, and education. In 1949 Roybal ran again for the same seat, and won with the help of CSO. Serving until 1962, he became becoming the first Mexican American since 1887 to win a seat on the Los Angeles City Council. Roybal was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1962, and served until 1992. 7 in. x 5 in.
Subject	Albuquerque (N.M.) Boyle Heights (Calif.) Los Angeles (Calif.). City Council Los Angeles Community Service Organization Mexican Americans Ross, Fred, 1910- Roybal, Edward Ross, 1916- Southwestern University University of California, Los Angeles United States. Congress. House
Donors and Others	Nava, Julian, 1927-
Media	Black-and-white photograph
Media Measurement	17.8 cm. x 12.7 cm.
Identifier	jn010.jpg
Type	image
Format	image/jpeg
Repository Name	California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library. Urban Archives Center
Collection	Julian Nava Collection
Repository Number	80-9
Call Number	CD988 .W441 1882
Finding Aid	in progress
Rights	Educational uses permitted under Copyright fair use. Written permission for publication and commercial uses must be granted by the Oviatt Library, Urban Archives Center. http://library.csun.edu/Collections/SCA/UAC
Project Name	Latino Cultural Heritage Digital Archives
Data Digitized	2005-02-16
Publisher	California State University, Northridge. Oviatt Library

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