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Black Families Buy 97 Acres In Georgia To Build ‘Safe Haven For People Of Color’

Ashe Schow
Black Families Buy 97 Acres In Georgia To Build ‘Safe Haven For People Of Color’
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Nineteen black families pooled their resources to purchase 97 acres of land in eastern Georgia to create what they hope to be a “safe space” for black families.

Real Estate agent Ashley Scott purchased the land with the family, declaring to CNN “Welcome to Freedom” as she stood upon the land she co-owns. “I’m hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular,” she told the news outlet.

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