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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 10 > Douglas Dollarhide was the first black mayor of Compton

Douglas Dollarhide was the first black mayor of Compton

By Esmeralda Bermudez / The Bulletin
July 10, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Douglas Dollarhide, whose election as Compton’s first black mayor in 1969 symbolized the demographic transformation of what was once a predominantly white area, died June 28. He was 85.

The Oklahoma native and member of numerous community groups was on life....

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