Douglas Dollarhide, who became Compton’s first black mayor in 1969, has died at age 85, the Los Angeles Times and Press-Telegram report this morning.
The classical music lover first won election to Compton City Council in 1963, by a mere 75 votes. His ascent to mayor six years later “symbolized the demographic transformation of what was [...]

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