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Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is a privately owned athletic club and social club in Los Angeles, California, United States.Established in 1880, the club is today best known for its John R. Wooden Award presented to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year.
The Los Angeles Athletic Club had admitted blacks as members since the early 1960s, but it was discovered in 1975 that the club was admitting blacks "on a slower, more regulated basis than whites, in an effort not to offend or lose white men." The club quickly changed its policies after complaints were made.
LAAC may refer to: Los Angeles Athletic Club; Los Angeles Area Council; Latin America Amateur Championship; Lieu d'Art et d'Action Contemporaine, Dunkerque, a museum ...
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The club stayed in the Wilcox Building for a decade before moving because of its growing membership. In 1904, the club's headquarters moved to a five-story building on Fifth and Hill streets. At various times in its history, the California Club was accused of discrimination against women, African Americans, Jews, and other minorities.