A beachfront property purchased in 1912 by a Black couple has been returned to their descendants nearly 100 years after it was taken from them.
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The land was purchased in 1912 by Willa and Charles Bruce, who built the first West Coast resort for Black people at a time when many beaches were segregated.
They suffered racist harassment from white neighbors and in the 1920s the Manhattan Beach City Council took the land through eminent domain. The city did nothing with the property and it was transferred to the state of California in 1948.
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But it isn’t as if blacks need suntans. Jk. If it’s their land it should not have been taken from them.
There’s “if” it’s their land!
It’s an established fact that it absolutely is.
Excellent! 🇺🇸
It’s about friggin time!!!
Better late than never, but it’s still just wrong that it took this long!
I mean… Wasn’t it originally the native Americans? Give me a break😂😂😂😂