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Journalist Alexia Fernández Campbell says following the Civil War, some freed men and women were given titles to land — but after President Lincoln’s death, the land was taken back.
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Journalist Alexia Fernández Campbell says following the Civil War, some freed men and women were given titles to land — but after President Lincoln’s death, the land was taken back.
NPR Topics: News Read More