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LA Times Today: Plan may return Manhattan Beach land to Black descendants of Bruce family

LA Times Today: Plan may return Manhattan Beach land to Black descendants of Bruce family

Watch L.A. Times Today at 7 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live stream on the Spectrum News App. Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99.

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One hundred years ago, the city of Manhattan Beach seized a Black family’s thriving oceanfront resort and forced Black beachgoers out of town.

Now, the first step has been taken toward correcting what many people see as an historic injustice in an area known as Bruce’s Beach.

L.A. Times reporter Rosanna Xia joined us to talk about a new state bill that would create a path for descendants of the original owners to reclaim the property.

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