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How Bruce's Beach Was Stolen From The Black Family That Owned It — And How They Got It Back
For a decade and a half, it was one of the few places where people of color could enjoy SoCal's spectacular coast.
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How Bruce's Beach Was Stolen From The Black Family That Owned It — And How They Got It Back
For a decade and a half, it was one of the few places where people of color could enjoy SoCal's spectacular coast.
United States Los Angeles County Santa Monica Manhattan Beach Los Angeles Public Library Parque Culiacan
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How Racism Ruined Black Santa Monica
In the 1940s, Nick Gabaldón, an athletic, handsome student at Santa Monica High School, would often escape class to Bay Street Beach, a half-mile stretch of shoreline roughly between Pico and Bicknell Streets, by the Casa Del Mar hotel. Derisively called "the Inkwell" by some white Angelenos, Bay Street Beach was a haven for people of color. Here, Gabaldón would bodysurf for hours, impressing two white lifeguards who loaned him a rescue board. With this heavy, 13-foot board, Gabaldón taught ...
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