Black land loss in the United States
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Black land loss in the United States
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Black land loss in the United States refers to the loss of land ownership and rights by Black people residing or farming in the United States. In 1862, the United States government passed the Homestead Act. This Act gave certain Americans seeking farmland the right to apply for ownership of government land or the public domain. This newly acquired farmland was typically called a homestead. In all, more than 160 million acres of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United St
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_land_loss_in_the_United_States
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2017-10-10T17:41:11Z
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2024-09-06T15:37:08Z
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