“It wasn’t until the 1950s that a public park was actually established on my family’s property, after officials began to worry that my family might sue to regain ownership the land.” (via latimesopinion)
I was 5 years old when my father told me that my great-great-grandparents’ business on a beautiful stretch of Manhattan Beach had been taken from them decades earlier. It was a shocking and disturbing revelation for me as a young boy.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 796
They succeeded. Their lodge, which became known as Bruce’s Beach, quickly became a lucrative business, attracting Black families who were prohibited from using other beaches due to “whites only” restrictions.Unfortunately, by doing so well for their family and community, my great-great-grandparents garnered the attention of some jealous and hateful white people living in the area. They saw the couple’s success as a “Negro invasion.
It wasn’t until the 1950s that a public park was actually established on my family’s property, after officials began to worry that my family might sue to regain ownership of the land. There are no traces of Charles and Willa’s early and promising business success — only a sign marking it as Bruce’s Beach after the Manhattan Beach City Council voted to name it that in 2006.
The return of the property also strengthens the legitimacy of our government institutions. When our elected officials use their power and authority to redress the wrongs committed against their people, it shows moral sobriety and demonstrates the validity of how our government can respond to complex issues such as these.
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