Few Black Americans live in the California desert.
Despite isolation and facing constant racism, those living in the desert say they're here to stay.
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In the early 1900s, many Black families fled from the deep south to desert communities such as Palm Springs.
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They came for some of the same reasons that drew many white people: plentiful jobs, ample land to put down stakes and the live-and-let-live openness of what still felt like America’s frontier.
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Since arriving in Palm Springs, Black residents have constantly been met with racism and segregated neighborhoods.
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The consistent racist rhetoric has forced many Black families to leave the area they once called home.
It caused the once flourishing Black community to decline to half of what it was in its heyday.
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Black people have constantly fought for their existence to be recognized in Palm Springs.
Some Black residents fought for trees, planted in the 1950s, to be cut down that many believe were planted to separate them from an adjacent golf course.
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Despite isolation and racism, Black Americans feel at home in California’s desert.
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