William Bailey, WWII veteran and middle school science teacher (and head of his department), whose house, shared with his wife and 12-year-old son, was bombed with dynamite on March 16, 1952, is honored on April 1, 1952.

The bombings by white resisters were common in transitional neighborhoods where black residents were purchasing property, such as South Central LA, Inglewood, Lynwood and Compton. Even after the bomb went off, multiple residents called the police to report threatening letters and phone calls, telling them to leave (example below).

In July, Bailey would sue the city of Los Angeles for willful neglect and failure to provide protection, believing the city had prior knowledge of the bombings.

Some white neighborhoods would advertise their exclusivity: