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Apr 9, 2021 · Little Marvin was clear that Compton, with its intense segregation tactics, was far from an outlier at the time: “Compton was emblematic of an experience of it happening across the country.”
It has been more than 20 years since the rap group N.W.A released Straight Outta Compton. But the album—a sociological milestone in popular culture—made a lasting imprint. Compton remains shorthand for a violent, gang-ridden ghetto. Stanford professor Albert Camarillo has another perspective on the city, located just south of Los Angeles.
Jan 11, 2011 · When Ellis Cooke moved to Compton in 1962, it was a time when whites and blacks peacefully coexisted. That, however, was a very unique sandwiched-in period for the city. Before the courts struck down racially restrictive covenants--deeds that prohibited blacks and other races from living on a property--in 1948, Compton was white.
Apr 9, 2021 · Many settled in Compton, a suburb in southern Los Angeles. Prior to World War II, the city of Compton, in LA county, was 95 per cent white. This is the milieu into which the Emorys in THEM...
Compton is a city located in the Gateway Cities region of southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, [9] situated south of downtown Los Angeles. Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and on May 11, 1888, was the eighth city in Los Angeles County to incorporate.
Aug 13, 2015 · Straight Outta Compton is a music biopic that captures the dramatic rise and evolution of rap supergroup N.W.A. But there's one character that doesn't change much in the film, and that is the...
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Dec 13, 2012 · Rap group N.W.A. glorified Compton as ground zero of urban Black life -- while at the same time the city's demographics showed a shift towards a Latino majority.
