Alison Rose Jefferson

historian, author of “Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era.”

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Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

Ebony Beach Club: Will Silas White’s descendants get restitution?

Decades ago, Silas White dreamed of setting up a beach club for African Americans at a Santa Monica property he bought.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America's Leisure Frontier” is an exhibition that looks at how African Americans shaped recreation sites across the state.

Black business leaders’ CA beach dreams were dashed by white developers

“Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America's Leisure Frontier” is an exhibition that looks at how African Americans shaped recreation sites across the state.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Bruce’s Beach, a park in Manhattan Beach, has been the site of racial justice protests over the past year.

Manhattan Beach seized Bruce’s Beach, a thriving Black enclave. Now activists are calling for restitution

Bruce’s Beach, a park in Manhattan Beach, has been the site of racial justice protests over the past year.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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