Palm Springs Razed A Black And Brown Neighborhood In The 1960s. Survivors And Descendants Are Fighting For Reparations

Palm Springs Razed a Black and Brown Neighborhood in the 1960s. Survivors and Descendants are Fighting for Reparations

November 10, 2023

A group of former and current Palm Springs residents are demanding reparations after they say the city forcibly evicted them and destroyed their homes nearly 60 years ago. Watch the full ABC News Nightline report by following the link.

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