(CNN)On Tuesday, nearly a century, Southern California's beachfront prime estate was returned to descendants of black owners. rice field. After the city of Manhattan Beach receives the parcel.
Known as Bruce Beach, this resort provided a place for black families to enjoy life in California and was a loving job for couples. They bought land for $ 1,225 in 1912 and built several facilities such as cafes and changing rooms.
But harassment from white neighbors and the Ku Klux Klan tore their dreams.
The final blow occurred in 1924 when the city acquired real estate through land expropriation and paid the couple a portion of the amount they requested. The city wanted land for the park.
This property (currently estimated to be worth $ 20 million) was transferred to Los Angeles County in 1995. The price tags for the houses right next to the property are about $ 7 million each.
Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law allowing the county to return seaside land to its descendants.
The new law was created by Senator Steve Bradford, a member of the state's newly formed Compensation Task Force.
"This looks like compensation," Bradford said, claiming that the county did not give anything to the Bruce family, but simply returned the stolen property.
A vote on Tuesday proposed the return of land, which is now a park with lawns and guard training facilities, presented by Holly Mitchell, chairman of the county's supervisory board. The final decision was made. "Today we are not giving property to anyone. We are returning property," Mitchell said, calling it "a historic moment for our county."
The voting summary is a plan to return the beachfront real estate to the Bruce family. County authorities will rent a property from Bruce under a 24-month rental agreement totaling $ 413,000 per year to maintain the facility.
"All the fears that remain in our hearts about these criminal acts committed against the innocent people of our family are understood by people rather than lost money. It's important to do. We've lost our family to this, "family spokesman Duane Yellow Feather Shepherd told CNN's Stephanie Elam.
"This is a step towards justice," he added.
County overseer Janice Hahn, who worked with Mitchell on the motion, told the board that "this will be one of the most important things I have ever done." When I spoke, I held back my tears.
This decision was the result of two years of justice efforts by the grassroots movement Brutin Beach.
Bluestin Beach's founder of justice, Cabonward, told CNN that Tuesday's decision was the fulfillment of her dream of seeing land returned.
"I feel some comfort. I feel joy. I am the vessel to help the highest person achieve this, and to achieve this. I am honored to use it as a catalyst for the. "
