Palm Spring promises to 'right that wrong' for Black, Latino community destroyed in 1960s
Residents of Section 14 who built their homes by hand watched as the city burned them to the ground to make way for luxury developments.
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Residents of Section 14 who built their homes by hand watched as the city burned them to the ground to make way for luxury developments.
Residents of Section 14 who built their homes by hand watched as the city burned them to the ground to make way for luxury developments.
A group of former Section 14 residents says it's working to educate people about what happened to them. The city calls their latest efforts an attack.
In the 1960s, as many as 1,000 people -- mostly working-class Black and Brown residents -- lost their homes in a part of town called Section 14.
In the 1960s, as many as 1,000 people -- mostly working-class Black and Brown residents -- lost their homes in a part of town called Section 14.