90 acres in rural Georgia purchased as a safe space for Black people

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90 acres in rural Georgia purchased as a safe space for Black people

Nineteen Black families came together to purchase more than 90 acres of land in Wilkinson County, Georgia, after the recent deaths of Black Americans, including George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in southeast Georgia, moved them to create a fully "pro-Black" community, according to a member of the Freedom Georgia Initiative.

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