Photo: Courtesy of Los Angeles Times Archives, Sunday, September 14, 1958

Santa Monica killed a Black entrepreneur’s dream in 1960. Now it wants to make amends.
By Nathan Solis | Los Angeles Times
March 22, 2024

The dream of a Black entrepreneur to open a hotel and beach club for Black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s was smashed by a racist land grab by the city through eminent domain. 

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