A Los Angeles County, California, commission has voted to return oceanfront land that was taken from a Black family in 1924.
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A Los Angeles County, California, commission has voted to return oceanfront land that was taken from a Black family in 1924.
California officials voted to return beachfront land taken from a Black family in 1924.
Willa and Charles Bruce built Bruce’s Beach to offer beach access for Black families during Jim Crow. They were harassed by racists who said it depreciated land value, and the city seized it. pic.twitter.com/bmFqxnali9
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