Compton Art & History Museum

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Proud Origins

Come with the flag of your origin · 1975 — Present

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The 1958 Compton Comets

A letterman jacket finds its way home · 1958

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Black Compton

Portraits of a city that built itself · 1950 — Present

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Music & Movement

From Eazy and Dre to Kendrick · 1986 — 2024

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Tam's Burgers, The Corner Temple

Why a stucco walk-up became a national landmark for hip-hop · 1971 — Present

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The Compton Cowboys

A 30-year-old riding tradition, the second comeback · 1988 — Present

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The Drum Line Renaissance

How Compton High's snare became a city's heartbeat · 2014 — Present

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good kid, m.A.A.d city

The 12 streets that wrote a Pulitzer record · 1987 — 2012

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Richland Farms — The Acre

How a one-acre zoning rule kept Black agriculture alive · 1867 — Present

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The Soul Train Line

Why Don Cornelius shot the show in our backyard · 1971 — 1993

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The Muralists of Long Beach Boulevard

Six artists, twenty-two walls, one street · 2008 — Present