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How Formerly Enslaved People Were Stripped Of Land

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An investigative series uncovers how land provided to over 1,200 formerly enslaved individuals post-Civil War was reclaimed due to pressure from their former enslavers, leading to the loss of intergenerational wealth. Researchers examined Freedmen's Bureau records to reveal the impact of this land loss on black American landowners.

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