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Black Land Loss Prompted by Tuskegee Speech and Plans
Tuskegee Alabama Tony Haygood recounts saving two sisters from losing land amid partitions and outlines a strategy to keep family land intact. Representative James Clyburn cites 2000 documented cases of black land loss and hints at a class action lawsuit to recover hundreds of thousands of acres. Haygood, owner of 175 acres and president of Southern Community College, notes pride in land ownership and its value to his children.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tony Haygood
Haygood
Tuskegee University
James Clyburn
South Carolina
Congressional Caucus
Clyburn
Sanford Bishop
Georgia
Southern Community College