private land ownership

Reclaiming Heirs’ Property: One Landowner’s Story

In 1865, Dr. Thomas Lining, a former slave owner in South Carolina, signed over his land to Lizzie Cunningham Dottree Hamilton. However, this wasn’t an act of generosity, but rather … Read more

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Shaping Tomorrow: Creating Opportunities to Secure Black Land Legacy

Private Lands in the Southeast Owning land is considered one of the most valuable tools for wealth creation and a tool for the transfer of wealth from generation to generation. … Read more