Stolen Land w/Jillian Hishaw

While Black

REVOLT

Self-improvement, Education

4.1 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In the early 1900's black folks collectively owned about 20 million acres of land in the US and today we own less than 4%. Why is this the case should be your primary question. The answer is simple - Systematic land theft and its been a problem since we earned our 'freedom" On this episode we sit down with Jillian Hishaw, an expert in the problem of systematic land theft, and listen as she breaks down the how and the why but also provides context on how big of a problem it still is today. To learn more about the work Jillian is doing please visit her WEBSITE or engage with her on social media - IG Don't forget to get social with While Black IG: WHILE_BLACK; TWITTER @whileblackpc; FB @whileblackpodcast or email: whileblackpodcast@gmail.com Recorded @ drsatl.com Theme song Produced by Wahid Gomes and licensed through Verde Music Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.7	GM, everybody else.
0:33.7	It's the Beckett case and it happened in the early 1990s near Hilton Head, South Carolina.
0:42.7	And the family collectively owned about 365 acres and a real estate agent by the name of Audrey Moffitt.
0:56.7	She went into a hospice where Mrs. Beckett was staying.
1:02.7	She, Mrs. Beckett, I believe, had a second or third grade education level and she was dying of cancer.
1:11.7	And she told her that she was selling like life insurance or timber or something.
1:18.7	And she gave Mrs. Beckett $750 total.
1:24.7	Here's a sign of this piece of paper.
1:26.7	Mrs. Beckett didn't realize she was signing away her deed rights.
1:29.7	Her deed rights.
1:30.7	Her deed rights.
1:31.7	Her deed rights.
1:32.7	Her deed rights.
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