How Blacks Were Brutally Robbed of Their Lands And Wealth

At the beginning of the 20th century, African Americans owned at least 14 million acres of land. By the 21st century, 90 percent of the land had been stolen from them. Now, African Americans only own one point one million acres of farmland and are part owners of another one point zero seven million acres. Across a century, white farmers and landowners developed multiple ways to take African Americans’ land, using methods such as violence, heirs' property, tax sales, and Torrens Acts. Of all these, the heirs property act is still in force today, as black owners lose every source of wealth they've created for generations.

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