Los Angeles County officials present the deed to a California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who built a beach resort for African Americans but were stripped of the land nearly a century ago.
Los Angeles County officials on Wednesday presented the deed to prime California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who built a beach resort for African Americans but were harassed and finally stripped of the land nearly a century ago.
Anthony Bruce, a great-great grandson of Charles and Willa Bruce, holds up the title deed of the oceanfront property known as Bruce's Beach during a dedication ceremony Wednesday in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He is joined by wife, Sandra, to his right, and Los Angeles County officials.that was necessary to enable the county to transfer the land to the heirs, said it will not reverse the injustice.
In 1995, the state transferred it to Los Angeles County, with restrictions against further transfers. The county built its lifeguard training headquarters on the property, which also includes a small parking lot.Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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