Racism Robbed This Historically Black California Town of Its Water. Now, They're Developing Water of Their Own

The California Report Magazine

Founded in 1908, the town was the first community in California to be financed, built and governed by African Americans. Ten years later, it had been all but decimated by white farmers and corporate interests, and water was one of their weapons of choice.

This investigation was produced in partnership with the California Report Magazine and the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN).

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