Project Tugboat Used Explosives on Kawaihae Reef 1972

explosions on kawaihae reef 1972
Screen grab of an explosion on Kawaihae Reef

https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A87822

45; Documentary Film from US Army Corps of Engineers about Project Tugboat and the use of explosives for harbor excavation. This film is part of the Water Resources Collection and Archives at the University of California, Riverside. Opening Credits: “The United States Army Corps of Engineers Presents A Harbor for Kawaihae: The Story of Project Tugboat.”… Read more “Project Tugboat Used Explosives on Kawaihae Reef 1972”

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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