Both the lawsuit and the Piedmont Historical Society thoroughly detail the extended campaign against the Dearings.
Descendants of the first Black family to own property in Piedmont, California, have filed a lawsuit against the city over the 1924 seizure of their ancestors’ home.
The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of the heirs of Sidney and Irene Dearing, challenges a longstanding condemnation assertion as the reason for the sale…