Reimagining land at the site of a former NC plantation; '40 Acres and a Lie;' Legacy of land theft

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Reimagining land at the site of a former North Carolina plantation
Durham County is home to what was once one of the largest slave plantations in the South. Today part of that former plantation is called “Historic Stagville.” This weekend, people of all backgrounds and even descendants of those enslaved there, will gather for “Juneteenth” – the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Triangle Land Conservancy has been working to preserve property like Horton Grove, adjacent to Stagville – the oldest section of a vast plantation complex. Leoneda Inge talks with that organization’s director about their work preserving land.
Sandy Sweitzer, executive director of the Triangle Land Conservancy

“Rooted” author Brea Baker explores legacies of land theft
This “Juneteenth,” we introduce you to Brea Baker, author of “Rooted – The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership.” The book tells the story of Black land gain during Reconstruction and then the dramatic loss that followed. Baker also gives us a peep into her family’s North Carolina land history.
Brea Baker, author of “Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft & The Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership”

'40 Acres and a Lie' More than 1000 formerly enslaved people were given land, only to have it taken back
Reveal’s newest series '40 Acres and a Lie' uncovers the government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles, only to take the land back. “Forty acres and a mule” is more than reparations that didn’t happen.
Alexia Fernandez Campbell, reporter for the Center for Public Integrity
Ruth Wilson, descendent who lives in Wake Forest, NC