About this Movement

THE MISSION

Our mission is simple, to come and remain together as individual people and organizations for the sole purpose of seeing Compton transformed into the city it was meant to be.

OUR VALUES

• Unity in uniqueness; To celebrate each others uniqueness and assets they bring to the table of collaboration
  
• Holistic; To work together to see all of Compton transformed physically, socially, economically, academically and spiritually
  
• Focused; To remain diligent and focused at the task at hand
  
• Long-term commitment; To commit to work through differences and opinions for the sake of the transformation taking place

OUR GOALS

• To see the physical infrastructure of our city be restored and modernized
  
• To see that every child in Compton has the opportunity for a world-class education
  
• To see that every resident and visitor of Compton can walk down any street in our community and be safe and feel safe
  
• To see that every resident of Compton has an opportunity for a stable, dignified job and career
  
• To see that the people of Compton walk in the dignity and integrity that they were created for
  
• To see that every person has an opportunity to tangibly see and hear about God's love several times a year

Compton History

From Wikipedia;

In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded a tract of over 75,000 acres (304 km²) to Juan Jose Dominguez in this area. The tract was named Rancho San Pedro. Dominguez's name was later applied to the Dominguez Hills community south of Compton. The oak tree that marked the original northern boundary of the rancho still stands at the corner of Poppy and Short streets. The rancho was sub-divided and parcels were sold within the Californios of Alta California until the lands were ceded after the Mexican-American war in 1848. American immigrants acquired most of the rancho lands after 1848.

In 1867, Griffith D. Compton led a group of American settlers to the area in search of the mild Californian climate. The city was incorporated on May 11, 1889 and was named for Griffith D. Compton.

Aerial view of Compton, 1920.

 

Compton grew quickly in the mid-1900s. In the late 1940s with the dismantling of segregation, middle class African-Americans began moving into the area, mostly on the west side. One reason for this was Compton's proximity to Watts, California, where a significant number of African-Americans lived at the time. However, the eastern side of the city remained predominantly white into the 1960s. Despite being located in the middle of a major metropolitan area, there remains at least one small pocket of agriculture from its early years.^[2]

Compton, California, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Compton%2C_California&oldid=184770748 (last visited Jan. 16, 2008).