Race/Related: The Legacy of Black Oystermen

Ben Harney Jr., who goes by the name Moody, has become a modern representative of the legacy of Black oystermen. 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Occasionally, a curious passer-by would ask him what he was doing, to which he replied, “Selling oysters,” raising his voice loud enough to be heard over the rumble of the J train overhead and the hip-hop music playing from a portable speaker. Moody, a 37-year-old Crown Heights native whose real name is Ben Harney Jr., is the owner of [the Real Mother Shuckers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlcmVhbG1vdGhlcnNodWNrZXJzbnljLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMjA3MDImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NjU2Mzgmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTk3NDc2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpimHMlwGLgFdAnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a small business he founded in 2019 to provide a more approachable oyster experience. “People can be a little leery of a guy selling oysters on the street,” Mr. Harney said. “So I’m serving them in a comfortable way so that some can have the experience and judge for themselves.” At $3 to $4 per oyster, customers can get their shellfish either “naked” or “dressed,” which includes three options: [a classic mignonette](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMjgyNS1taWdub25ldHRlLXNhdWNlP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NjM4Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzQ3NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYphzJcBi4BXQJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA); “sushi”-style, with thin strips of seaweed dotted with cucumber and ponzu; or “candy apple,” with green apple, tart yuzu and hot sauce. Although they are now associated with the city’s luxurious raw bars and seafood towers, oysters were once ubiquitous across New York, served raw, smoked, pickled, in creamy stews, fried whole or mixed with bread and stuffed as oyster dressing. In the 1800s the lower Hudson River estuary was home to some 350 square miles of oyster beds, and street stalls where oyster snacks could be purchased were a common sight. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTQ5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDcwMlcDbnl0QgpimHMlwGLgFdAnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ “Before the 20th century, when people thought of New York, they thought of oysters,” wrote the journalist Mark Kurlansky in his 2007 book, “The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell.” “New Yorkers ate them constantly. They also sold them by the millions.” Mr. Harney knew nothing about this history while growing up in Brooklyn, and it wasn’t until he lived in Louisiana that he encountered raw oysters. The meaty, plump round flavors of Gulf oysters didn’t appeal to him at first, but when he returned to New York in 2016, he started working as a shucker at [Maison Premiere](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0SzaHR0cHM6Ly9tYWlzb25wcmVtaWVyZS5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjIwNzAyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY1NjM4Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NzQ3NiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYphzJcBi4BXQJ1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a stylish oyster and cocktail bar in Williamsburg, where he familiarized himself with more than two dozen varieties of bivalves. “It made me respect the oyster for the first time,” Mr. Harney said. 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Duane Shepard, a descendant of the Bruce family, at Bruce's Beach park last year.Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times ‘Right the Wrongs of the Past’ [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamVzdXMtamltZW5lej9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTYzOCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTc0NzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYcyXAYuAV0CdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By [Jesus Jiménez](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0TAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvamVzdXMtamltZW5lej9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTYzOCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTc0NzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYcyXAYuAV0CdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Reporter, Express Desk [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc3JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDcwMlcDbnl0QgpimHMlwGLgFdAnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Nearly 100 years after a Black couple’s beachfront property was taken away by a Southern California city, Los Angeles County voted unanimously on Tuesday to return the land to the family in what officials described as an effort to “right the wrongs of the past.” In an emotional meeting, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 0 to transfer ownership of the land to the great-grandsons and great-great-grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce, who bought the property, dubbed Bruce’s Beach, in 1912 in what would become the city of Manhattan Beach, Calif. Charles and Willa Bruce used the land to build a resort that other Black families could visit without facing racist harassment. But in 1924, Manhattan Beach officials voted to condemn the land through eminent domain, claiming to need it for a public park. “It is well documented that this move was a racially motivated attempt to drive out the successful Black business and its patrons,” the county Board of Supervisors said last week in a motion to complete the return of the land. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4Njk5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIyMDcwMlcDbnl0QgpimHMlwGLgFdAnUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The Bruces fought to keep their property through litigation, but they failed and lost their business. The city of Manhattan Beach paid them $14,500, and kept the land until it was transferred in 1948 to the state, which transferred it to Los Angeles County in 1955. The county ultimately developed a public park on the nearly 7,000-square-foot parcel. Following Tuesday’s vote, the transfer to the family will be complete after an escrow process, and the county will then rent the property for $413,000 a year while maintaining a lifeguard training facility there. The family has the option to sell the land later to the county for its estimated value of $20 million. Anthony Bruce, 39, speaking on behalf of his family, described Tuesday as “bittersweet.” “On one hand, it’s the answer to our prayers,” Mr. Bruce, a great-great-grandson, said. “It’s the relief that we’ve been waiting for. But on the other hand, it’s a reminder of the terrible and tragic events that took place before this happened.” George C. Fatheree III, a lawyer representing the Bruces, said in a statement on Tuesday that the return of the land is believed to be the first time in American history that a Black family has had property returned to them by a government. Mr. Bruce said he hoped to see cases similar to his family’s in the future. “I believe that this should be the beginning,” he said. “Let this be the drop that creates the ripple that creates the wave that creates the tsunami that covers the country.” Before the vote on Tuesday, several residents voiced their support for returning the land to the rightful heirs. Duane Shepard, a descendant of the Bruce family, was among those who spoke at the meeting. He said it was a historic day for his family and the country, and he thanked the Board of Supervisors and other officials for their work. “We are eternally indebted to you,” Mr. Shepard said. “Many walked away from us in our fight, but you stood by us in our leap of faith and stayed pure to our cause in the face of vigorous opposition.” Read the rest of the story [here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkoqpzP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8yOC91cy9icnVjZXMtYmVhY2gtYmxhY2stZGVzY2VuZGFudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIyMDcwMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NTYzOCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTc0NzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKYcyXAYuAV0CdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). EDITOR’S PICKS We publish many articles that touch on race. Here are several you shouldn’t miss. 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