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Manhattan Beach was once home to Black beachgoers, but the city ran them out. Now it faces a reckoning https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-02/bruces-beach-manhattan-beach
More than a century ago, Anthony Bruce’s ancestors turned a small corner of Manhattan Beach into a popular resort — one where Black people could dip their toes in the sand and bask in their own slice of the California dream. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-02/bruces-beach-manhattan-beach
Their white neighbors, in this very white town, ran them all away. In Manhattan Beach — known for its manicured homes, the community fair, the Strand by the sea — few know of this racist history. Read more about it in @RosannaXia’s latest: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-02/bruces-beach-manhattan-beach
“Bruce’s Beach was an injustice in our town’s history,” said Gary McAulay, president of the Manhattan Beach Historical Society. “The facts are tragic enough, but in the nearly 100 years since then, the facts have often been corrupted in the retelling.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-02/bruces-beach-manhattan-beach
