California lawmakers vote to return Manhattan Beach property worth $72M to descendants of black family who owned resort a century ago until they were

By Daily Mail —— Bio and Archives September 10, 2021

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California lawmakers unanimously voted to return land worth $72 million on Los Angeles's Manhattan Beach on Thursday to descendants of wealthy black resort owners who were stripped of their property due to 'racist policies.' Resort owners Willa and Charles Bruce purchased 'Bruce's Beach' in 1912 and built the first West Coast resort for black people during an era of segregation.-- More...

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