Susan Miller Dorsey High School: A Brief History
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- Susan Miller Dorsey High School: A Brief History in South LA / South Central Los Angeles.
On the corner of Farmdale Avenue and Barack Obama Boulevard in the Crenshaw area of South LA, you'll find Susan Miller Dorsey High School, a wide-stretching campus built in 1937 that’s surrounded by lush landscaping.
Though, when you take a deeper look at the school’s historical roots, you’ll find this once-predominantly Black school at the crux of segregation in a White neighborhood.
In this history dig, we'll look at how the school developed throughout the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and how it became a center point for segregation in South LA.
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I'm class of 2015. I'm new age, but was always told about the history of Dorsey. Still baffles me that in aerial view, the buildings in the center circle create a "D" shape. Wild!
Keyshawn Johnson was from Dorsey. Also you missed out the part where many Japanese-Americans attended Dorsey as the Crenshaw area had a significant population.
Yep. You’re right. I explore the Japanese American population in my Crenshaw Mall History.
But I always invite people to explore outside of my brief history. I wish I could cover it all!
@@SouthLARecap I love these videos you are doing! Please keep it going. Dorsey has amazing mid century architecture as well. I could look at those street lamps for hours. It would be interesting to get an architects perspective.
Quite a few Japanese and some Chinese Americans too at Dorsey when I went there.
My mom went to Dorsey High School and I went to Crenshaw High School. Rivalry for real! I know many Dorsey alumni! ❤❤❤❤
Great Job..This was great to see and hear. Dorsey Is Rising and Doing Outstanding work!!!
It has actually declined significantly according to this video!
This is my High School. 89 the best....
Keep them coming would luv to see something on Lafayette square
Great channel I’m gonna subscribe. I grew up in the jungles and used to hear that Dorsey high gym use to be an airplane hangar. It definitely resembles one from the inside. Have u heard of anything like that. Also I heard that the Olympic village for athletes in the 1932 Olympics was somewhere near Dorsey high
Thank you!!💚
Fantastic video , keep’em coming
Thanks, Bryan! I appreciate your support!
@@SouthLARecapthe gentrification of the Jungles is REAL!
D house C/O 1991. What a interesting history to learn about my high school. Well done.
Glad to be able to share it! Thank you for watching!
2:08 Holy Smokes! I used to sit exactly where those people gathered in that photo. We hung out there upon arriving in the morning at Dorsey summer school and during lunch breaks
I spoke to an elderly White lady who lived in the Crenshaw area in the 1940s. She was there when the Black Dahlia was killed. According to her, the area comprised of a lot of White and Japanese people. There weren't that many Blacks in the Crenshaw area in the 1940s.
💚💚💚 Ms. Donna 1993
I appreciate your report, however In my humble opinion you left out some very important facts.
I attended Dorsey high school from 1973 till 1976 and at that time there was a large population of Asian Americans. Shortly after the white flight of the 60s, Korean and Japanese Americans became the second largest population in the area.
Also, some of the celebrity alumni‘s include Arthur Ashe, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Preston, and several others that I can’t remember right now.
Again, thanks for sharing.❤
I met an attractive Asian girl who lived in Santa Barbara and worked at Safeway in the 1990s. I can't tell you how surprised I was when I learned she graduated from Dorsey high sometime in the 1970-80s. She eventually married an acquaintance of mine who claims I was there the day they first met in Santa Claus Lane. Has anybody mentioned here that one of the Beach boys, Mike Love went to Dorsey high? He ran cross-country and was pretty good at it. My best friend dated his sister Maureen who was a professional harpist.
Charles Bukowski graduated from Dorsey high shortly after it opened. Mr. Beardsley was principle when I went there. Art mazmanian was the baseball coach and Marcel and Rene Lachman enjoyed some professional baseball success. I believe someone mentioned Robert Kardashian graduated from Dorsey. I'm standing next to him in a reunion photo before all of it hit the fan.
I attended Dorsey between 1959 and 1961. There was no official segregation, but voluntary. I remember well B triangle being the voluntary place of blacks congregated and C triangle where most of the whites were. There was no prohibition on mingling, and some did. There were definitely racial tensions, and I knew of cases where whites were assaulted by blacks. I went to Los Angeles high one summer school I was punched in the face by a black kid for no reason I know of. Outside the Baldwin theater one day a little black kid pulled a jack knife on me when I try to stop him from stealing my bike. He was quite a bit smaller than me so he didn't use the knife and simply dropped the bike and went away. There was prejudice on both sides. People used the n-word. Thanks to my mother's civil rights advocacy I did not and stood up to my friends who did. That's sad I once referred to a black person as a spade in front of a black acquaintance. I didn't think it was such a bad word in fact almost cool, but it hurt his feelings badly and I felt great shame. I once saw a black girl fall to the ground in an epileptic fit. It was frightening and upsetting, but I remember my white English teacher Mr. Horst gently collected her in his arms and took her to the nurse's office. Just before he passed away in 2002 my father attended an all-black church congregation in Santa Barbara because it was a short walk away from his location. The Sisters sang for my father on his deathbed, and we held his memorial service in Greater Hope Baptist Missionary Church December 7th, 2002, Pastor Ficklin presiding.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Miller_Dorsey_High_School
Please note LA City Championship Football, Basketball, and Track Teams.
Please also note California Academic Decathlon Super Quiz Champions as well as Los Angeles County Mock Trial Champions.
Please see list of Distinguished Dorsey High School Alumni.
I attended Audubon Junior High when it was still predominantly white. It was going through the same transition as Dorsey. I grew up in View Park and Windsor Hills, but after Crenshaw High was built my siblings and I were zoned to go to Crenshaw, so we went. Young people from Baldwin Hills were still zoned to attend Dorsey, which everyone believed was the elite school out of all the predominantly black schools in South L.A Don’t mean to sound elitist but i guess the coming of section 8 in The Jungle turned Dorsey as well as Audubon into just another ghetto nightmare school no different than any others in South L.A.
Well it's transforming into an elite school once again!!!
I knew who Susan Dorsey was but many people don’t realize that during her tenure on the Board, a Very light skinned African-American woman was elected to the Board for a short period, long before Diane Watson served. I believe her surname was Allen although I can’t recall now.
Les,that's the problem! Light skin dark skin with us.What doe's her skintone have to do with the subject !!
@@anthonythomas5998 The problem is not her skin tone but the fact few know that she was the first black woman to serve on the L.A Board of Education. We know this because Diane Watson is still considered the First Black Woman to serve on the Board. Why was Fay Allen forgotten. I say it probably was because of her light complexion. Radicals of the 60s may not have considered her Black enough. Of course their could have been other reasons. Nevertheless let me enlighten your followers as to who she was. Fay Allen (1887-1974). Born in Iowa, it is not know when she came to L.A, but her father Silas Weeks, relocated to Europe where he became a famous musician. Fay herself became a successful local Music Teacher. She first ran for School Board in 1937 but lost. In 1939 however she won and became the first African American to win a city wide election. She only served 2 terms before being defeated in 1943. Was she considered too radical, for the times, we may never know. She continued to be a force in the community for many years. Why she is forgotten, we may never know.
In the 70’s we had a large population of Japanese students, as well
This is interesting. I recently learned that the Baldwin Hills and most of the Crenshaw area had a sizable Japanese and Korean population since the region started developing in the 30s. It’s really overlooked in a lot of newspaper articles. Thanks for sharing this!
What’s your favorite story around Dorsey High School?
FYI:
Dorsey High School California Academic Decathlon teams won Los Angeles City Super Quiz championships in 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985.
Additionally, Dorsey High School has a Math Science Magnet Program, a Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet Program and a Law and Public Service Magnet Program. In 1989, the Dorsey High School Mock Trial Team earned 2nd Place in Los Angeles County and was the best team in the City of Los Angeles in the Constitutional Rights Foundation's Annual Mock Trial Competition. In 1990, the Dorsey High School Mock Trial Team won the Los Angeles County Championship and later competed in the State Mock Trial competition in Sacramento.
Dorsey High School's football teams were Los Angeles City Football Champions in 1982,1989, 1991, 1995, and 2001. Susan Miller Dorsey has the distinction of sending the fifth most football players to the NFL in its entire history.
In 1975, Dorsey's basketball team went undefeated until losing the Los Angeles city championship game to Fremont (whom they had beaten in two regular season games). They rebounded in 1976 to win the city championship over Crenshaw High School.
Some Notable Alumni include:
Franklin Ajaye (Class of 1967), stand-up comedian-actor[5]
Billy Anderson, NFL player
George "Sparky" Anderson (Class of Winter 1953), Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member, manager of World Champion Detroit Tigers and World Champion Cincinnati Reds, second baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies and broadcaster of the Anaheim Angels[6][7]
James "Jimmy" Bridges, actor, director, producer
Judge Joe Brown, judge and TV personality
Kenji Brown, guitarist & vocals with Rose Royce, 1976-1979
Keith Browner Jr. (Class of 2006), NFL defensive end
Beno Bryant, football player
Don Buford (Class of 1955), professional baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles) and coach[8]
Charles Bukowski, author
John Casado, graphic designer[9]
Antonio Chatman (Class of 1997), NFL wide receiver[10]
Billy Consolo, professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Athletics) and Detroit Tigers bench coach
Aaron Cox, American football wide receiver[11]
Chili Davis, professional baseball player (San Francisco Giants, California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees) and Oakland Athletics
Willie Deckard Track and Field star
Na'il Diggs (Class of 1996), NFL linebacker
Julian Dixon, member of United States Congress[12]
Eric Dolphy (Class of 1947),[13] jazz musician who influenced John Coltrane and many others
Carl Douglas, lawyer (OJ Simpson case)
Johnny Echols, guitarist and co-founder, with Dorsey schoolmate Arthur Lee, of the band Love
Johnathan Franklin (Class of 2008), NFL running back
Siedah Garrett (attended), vocalist and songwriter[14]
Kyle Gibson (born 1987), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Chris Green, professional baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Jordan Hamilton (born 1990), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, journalist, author and activist
Robert Irwin, installation artist
Hue Jackson, head coach of the Cleveland Browns in 2016 and the Oakland Raiders in 2011, offensive coordinator of Cincinnati Bengals
Greg Jein, modelmaker nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects[15]
Jeremiah Johnson (Class of 2005), NFL running back
Jerome Johnson (Class of 2003), NFL fullback; city champs 2001-2002
Keyshawn Johnson (Class of 1991), USC wide receiver, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, NFL Super Bowl Champion 1996-2007
Michael "Butch" McColly Johnson, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (1976-1983) and Denver Broncos (1984-1985)
Kendall Jones, lead guitarist, founding member of rock band Fishbone
Robert Kardashian, O.J. Simpson attorney, father of Robert, Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian[16]
Marvin Hall (Class of 2011), NFL wide receiver for Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons
Bill Lachemann, professional baseball player, coach[17]
Marcel Lachemann, professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics) and former MLB manager (California Angels)
Rene Lachemann, professional baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics), former MLB manager (Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Florida Marlins)
Arthur Lee, lead singer, co-founder and principal songwriter of the band Love
Mike Love, lead singer and founding member of The Beach Boys[18]
Chris Matthews, 2012 Canadian Football League's Most Outstanding Rookie, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver
Marilyn McCoo, singer and founding member of The Fifth Dimension[19]
Jaydon Mickens (Class of 2012), NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Mims, NFL player (San Diego Chargers)
Rahim Moore (Class of 2007), NFL safety
DJ Mustard, record producer, songwriter, DJ
Patrick Nagatani,[20] photographer
Dennis Northcutt (Class of 1996), NFL wide receiver
Paul Olden, New York Yankees public address announcer
Chris "Peanut" Owens, NFL cornerback
Judy Pace, 1970s actress
Ed Palmquist, professional baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins)
Mike Patterson, professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees)
Carole Doyle Peel, artist
Billy Preston, musician, singer, songwriter ("You Are So Beautiful")
"Freeway" Rick Ross, drug trafficker in the 1980s, played for the Dorsey men's tennis team[21]
Stella Rush, LGBT rights activist and journalist
Michael Brian Schiffer, co-founder of behavioral archaeology, long-time anthropology professor at the University of Arizona, author of 15 books
Edell Shepherd (Class of 1998), NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Louil Silas Jr. (1956-2001), record executive who started an MCA Records imprint, Silas Records
John Smith, actor, Laramie
Brenda Sykes (Class of 1967), actress[22]
Dick Teague, industrial designer in automotive industry, executive at American Motors Corporation (AMC).[23]
Kayvon Thibodeaux, American football player[24]
Derrel Thomas, professional baseball player (Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies)
Diane Watson, member of United States Congress
Lamont Warren, NFL running back
David Axelrod, American composer, arranger, and producer
Jordan Simmons, NFL offensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks
Kirby Wilson, NFL running backs coach, 2-time Super Bowl champion with Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2009)
Jody Watley (Class of 1977),[25][26] singer, with Shalamar, solo artist
James Wilkes, UCLA and Chicago Bulls basketball player
William Boyett, born in 1927, actor best known for TV law enforcement series such as Adam-12 and Highway Patrol
I noticed that you did not mention the Black Panthers or the Black Student Union, I know that they where very influential at My High School, Fremont.
5th Dimension, and Marilyn McCoo and Mike Love of the Beach Boys and attorney Howard Weitzman.
Terry Pressman S60
Class of '94
Where's the Crenshaw high school video ?
I'm already looking forward to this. Stay tuned within the next two months!
Carlois
Where is the Crenshaw edition
We’re getting closer to it! Stay tuned
Can you do movies that were filmed in south La, famous crimes that were committed in south la or famous criminals from south la?
Thanks @The mean friend. I’ll look into these. The movies idea sounds interesting
All my family whent there
That’s really neat! It’s amazing to see how this school has impacted so many families
#leflorejs 🥰
DDP
DDP 4 Life C/O 91!!!
I was the best baseball player dorsey ever saw
You have quite a list to beat out.
Art Mazmanian
"Sparkey" Anderson
Don Buford
Rene and Marcel Lacheman
Ed Palmquist
Darryl Thomas
Chili Davis
Chris Green
Michael Patterson
Ruben Smiley
There are a lot more.
D-house!
C/o 88