A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft

Chief Duane “Yellow Feather” Shepard is an extended member of the Bruce family of Bruce’s Beach and currently acts as a representative for their interests.
Bethany Mollenkof for NPR

From NPR:

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/10/1043821492/black-americans-land-history

This is a story about how land was taken away in 1924, when Manhattan Beach, California city officials invoke eminent domain to claim land from African American families; and how they got it back almost one hundred years later.… Read more “A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft”

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