In a historic ceremony, an oceanfront property was formally returned to the descendants of a Black couple in Southern California -- nearly a century after being wrongfully stripped of the land.
The great-great grandson of the original land owners, Willa and Charles Bruce, was presented by the LA County Registrar-Recorder with an official deed marking the transfer of land. Anthony Bruce smiled and held the document above his head as the crowd cheered and oceans waves crashed in the background.The event is the final step in transferring Bruce's Beach from Los Angeles County back into the hands of the family heirs.
They purchased the land in 1912 for $1,225 and built several facilities, including a cafe and changing rooms.But harassment from White neighbors and the Ku Klux Klan tore away at their dreams.The final blow came in 1924 when the city took the property through eminent domain and paid the couple a fraction of what they asked for. The city wanted the land for a park.The property -- now estimated to be worth $20 million -- was transferred to Los Angeles County in 1995.
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