The City Of Palm Springs To Pay $5.9 Million To Black And Latino Families Forced From Homes

November 18, 2024

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November 18, 2024
By Kizzy Cox

More than 50 years after Palm Springs officials demolished and burned the homes of hundreds of Black and Latino residents in Section 14—a predominantly minority neighborhood once thriving within the city—the survivors have secured a historic $5.9 million settlement. The agreement marks a significant moment in the city’s reckoning with its past, as it becomes one of the few municipalities in the United States to offer reparations for racially motivated displacement.

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