1/ The latest, and how it’s related to #GeorgeFloyd : Freed slaves founded this town. Their descendants fear postal cuts threaten voting rights latimes.com/world-nation/s…
2/ During #GeorgeFloydProtests in #Minneapolis I met his aunt, Angela Harrelson, who explained how her family's land in North Carolina was stolen from them. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
3/ I listened to the podcast "Unfinished: Deep South" about lynching and land theft from Black families stitcher.com/podcast/stitch…
4/ While some Black Kendleton farmers lost their land to back taxes, the use of inflated property assessments and tax sales wasn't as widespread as other parts of the country, as this @TheAtlantic story and doc from #Mississippi shows: theatlantic.com/video/index/59…
5/ Any other related stories we should be telling? Feel free to DM, email or message me.
6/ The heritage museum in Kendleton is full of fascinating history, including a #PostalService bag from the 1930s, photo of a former Black postmaster and details about white “Jaybirds” who suppressed the Black vote until locals filed a successful class action that reached #SCOTUS
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