Born in South LA: 100+ Remarkable African-Americans Who Were Born, Raised, Lived or Died in South Los Angeles

by Dr. Randal Henry

"Born in South LA: 100+ Remarkable African-Americans Who Were Born, Raised, Lived or Died in South Los Angeles: In 1781 twenty-two Africans helped found Los Angeles, making it the oldest and largest city in the United States founded by African people. Since that time, African Americans have made many significant contributions to the growth and vibrancy of Los Angeles, California in architecture, art, business, civil rights, dance, education, film, law, literature, medicine, music, politics, public health, religion/spirituality, social justice, and sports. Born in South LA was created to document the stories, struggles, amazing accomplishments and events of significance of 100+ amazing African-Americans who were born, raised, lived or died in South LA." from Back Cover

The book has very brief, 1 and 2 page synopses of remarkable persons of African-American descent from Los Angeles, some with photos.

194 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2022

Reviews

[Gregory Stanton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book of short info on some influential and meaningful people who lived in South Los Angeles or Los Angeles.

[Shana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a treasure-trove of remarkable African-American people from all walks of life who grew up in or lived in South LA and I am inspired by the dedication of the author to compiling this broad and inspiring group of people. BUT!!!! These synopses are too brief, lacking in detail. I hope a more complete version follows, some entries are only a couple of sentences with less information than one would find in Wikipedia. So this makes a great gift for lovers of LA History