Abstract This collection was created during the semester of spring 2017, through the Cal State LA Special Collections & Archives internship of Gladys Garcia. The collection was created based on publications and materials related to Central American Solidarity Networks in Los Angeles from the late-1970s to mid-1990s. The collection is based on material housed in the Latin American Studies Center of Cal State LA. The materials were acquired by a number of different faculty members and students in...

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The Compton Communicative Arts Academy (CCAA) archive preserves and documents a rare and visual narrative of postwar Black communities continuing efforts of representation in the greater Los Angeles from 1968-1985. The archives focal point is the Black Arts Movement and the integral role played by the Communicative Arts Academy (CAA).