Dean Logan, Los Angeles County's registrar-recorder, handed the deed to Bruce family members during a ceremony near Highland Avenue and 26th Street on Wednesday, July 20.
Dean Logan, Los Angeles County's registrar-recorder, handed the deed to Bruce family members during a ceremony near Highland Avenue and 26th Street on Wednesday, July 20.
In the 1920s, the beach resort was extremely popular with African American tourists. At that time, Black people were not permitted on white beaches. The site became famously known as “Bruce's Beach.” The children and grandchildren of Charles and Willa Bruce fought for decades to get back the land. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The great-grandchildren of the African American couple Willa and Charles Bruce, whose land in Southern California was taken in 1924 and returned to the family last year, have opted to sell it back to the local government for $20 million. In the 1920s, the beach resort was extremely popular
The great-grandchildren of the African American couple Willa and Charles Bruce, whose land in Southern California was taken in 1924 and returned to the family last year, have opted to