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African American debutantes the Questionettes presentation at the Sheraton Universal in Los Angeles, Calif., 1972

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34.1375876370788-118.359929323196Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.BLACK SOCIETY--While the Southland's black social community's balls--like the Questionettes debutante presentation at the Sheraton Universal last fall--are still as formal as ever, an increasing number of the debutantes' dapper young escorts in white tie and tails, are showing up wearing naturals.
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University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)Barnard, Tony (photographer)
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Keywords

  1. African American Youth
  2. African Americans
  3. California
  4. Culture
  5. Debutante Balls
  6. Debutantes
  7. Lifestyle
  8. Los Angeles County
  9. Societies, Etc
  10. Youth

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