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The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family
The fight for a beach once owned by a Black family
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24 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Nearly a century ago, government officials pushed a Black family from their beachfront property in the Southern California city of Manhattan Beach. Now, in what could be a landmark in this nation’s efforts to correct past injustices to African Americans, the County of Los Angeles wants to give Bruce’s Beach back to the family that once owned it. Today, our senior producer Denise Guerra speaks with the historians, family members and grassroots organizers who championed this cause for years until it could not be ignored. We also speak with L.A. Times environmental reporter Rosanna Xia about her work, which amplified the story of Bruce’s Beach to the world.More reading:Manhattan Beach was once home to Black beachgoers, but the city ran them out. Now it faces a reckoningBlack descendants of Bruce’s Beach owner could get Manhattan Beach land back under plan Editorial: Pay back the Bruces for Bruce’s beach
Released:
Jun 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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