Photo: Women participating in a beauty pageant at the 22nd Annual Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company picnic, Val Verde Park, July 18, 1947. Courtesy Library Special Collections/Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA
Black Californians have been at the forefront of beach culture. A museum exhibit helps tell that history
By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | LAist.com
Updated August 7, 2024 | Published August 6, 2024
Black California Dreamin’
By the mid 20th century, the clothing, accessories, and look of people enjoying Southern California beach culture was beamed across the country and around the world through photos and films. But the vast majority of those images did not include African Americans.
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