California land taken from Black couple returned to heirs
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Los Angeles county officials have approved a plan to return California beachfront property to the descendants of a Black family who had
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Los Angeles County votes to return beach property taken from Black owners in Jim Crow era
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California land taken from Black couple returned to heirs
By Meron Moges-Gerbi and Cheri Mossburg, CNN A stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate was returned to the descendants of its Black owners Tuesday, nearly a century after the parcel was taken by the city of Manhattan Beach.
Officials are expected to formally approve the transfer of a pristine piece of Manhattan Beach seaside property to the descendants of a Black family who had the land stripped away nearly a century ago.
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A plan to return a stretch of prime Southern California beachfront real estate to the descendants of its Black owners, nearly a century after the parcel was taken by the city of Manhattan Beach, is scheduled for a Tuesday vote by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to return ownership of prime California beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a
A plan to return ownership of prime Southern California beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who turned it into a resort, but were stripped of the land in the 1920s, was approved Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials.
Bruce's Beach was a thriving resort community for Black families when the state took the land under the guise of eminent domain in 1924. It will now return to the Bruce family.
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.
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.
As expected, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to return of a pristine piece of Manhattan Beach seaside property to the descendants of a Black family who had the land stripped away nearly a century ago.
Los Angeles (AFP) - Los Angeles county officials have approved a plan to return California beachfront property to the descendants of a Black family who had
LA County voted to return ownership of prime California beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a resort for African Americans but were stripped of the land
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