Compton’s Cowboys

Photos by Richard Vogel Long before NWA put the place on the map as the birthplace of gangsta rap and its streets echoed with the sounds of drive-by gunfire, Compton was a cowboy town. And it still is.

Divided America: Urban vs. Rural

Photos by Brennan Linsley This story is part of Divided America, AP’s ongoing exploration of the economic, social and political divisions in American society.