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This exhibition details the life and contributions of USC alumna and LA County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke.
The 8th Annual USC Black History Exhibition, “Yvonne Brathwaite Burke: A Life in Politics,” is an engaging look at this pioneering attorney’s contributions to Southern California and the principles that first attracted her to politics, civil rights and community service.
A graduate of USC’s School of Law in 1956, Burke has been a significant force in Southern California politics for more than 35 years. As the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress from California and the first African-American to serve as Chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Burke has been a pioneering contributor to expanding civil rights for women and minorities.
Through newspaper articles, ephemera, photographs from USC’s Regional History Collection and Burke’s personal papers, this exhibit illustrates her achievements as a Black person and a woman.
This exhibit is part of the USC Black Alumni Association’s History Initiative to collect, preserve and display information about USC’s African-American alumni. The BAA History Initiative supports the USC Libraries Historic Families project, which is now documenting California Rancho, African-American families and Asian-American families, among others who contributed to the development of Los Angeles and Southern California.
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