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The Compton Cowboys: A Legacy of African Americans in Equine and Western Heritage

In-Person Program
2023-02-25 13:00:00 2023-02-25 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles The Compton Cowboys: A Legacy of African Americans in Equine and Western Heritage Learn about the rich legacy of African Americans in equine and western heritage and their influence on music, entertainment, and fashion with Randy Savvy, from The Compton Cowboys: A New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland. For adults. Compton Library - Meeting Room

Saturday, February 25
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-25 13:00:00 2023-02-25 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles The Compton Cowboys: A Legacy of African Americans in Equine and Western Heritage Learn about the rich legacy of African Americans in equine and western heritage and their influence on music, entertainment, and fashion with Randy Savvy, from The Compton Cowboys: A New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland. For adults. Compton Library - Meeting Room

Compton Library

Meeting Room

Learn about the rich legacy of African Americans in equine and western heritage and their influence on music, entertainment, and fashion with Randy Savvy, from The Compton Cowboys: A New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland. For adults.

Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Please register every individual in your party, including kids. This will be used to save your spots in the program. We cannot guarantee availability for any unregistered attendees. This program will also be live streamed to our YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/LACountyLibrary

This event is held in-person. LA County Public Health strongly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccination status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon request. Please see the Guidelines for Attendees during the registration process for more information.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | History, Society, & Culture | Books, Poetry, & Writing |

TAGS: | Black Resource Center | Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |

Compton Library
Phone: 310.637.0202
Hours
Mon, Nov 18 Closed
Tue, Nov 19 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Wed, Nov 20 12:00PM to 8:00PM
Thu, Nov 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Nov 22 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Nov 24 Closed
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About the branch

Compton Library branch of the Los Angeles County Free library opened its doors in July of 1913, the 11th branch of today's LA County Library.

The library was located in a storefront building near Main and Tamarind Streets and was later moved to the Compton Union High School at 212 S Acacia Street.

In 1925 a separate building was erected in the City Hall Park at 123 W Almond Street, where it remained until 1974, when the current facility was dedicated at 240 W Compton Boulevard.

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