Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule: African American Landowning Families since Reconstruction

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Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule University Press of Florida Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola This page intentionally left blank Beyond Forty Acres and a Mule African American Landowning Families since Reconstruction Edited by Debra A. Reid and Evan P. Bennett Foreword by Loren Schweninger University Press of Florida Gainesville · Tallahassee · Tampa · Boca Raton Pensacola · Orlando · Miami · Jacksonville · Ft. Myers · Sarasota ⟹ Copyright 2012 by Debra A. Reid and Evan P. Bennett All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America. This book is printed on Glatfelter Natures Book, a paper certified under the standards of the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). It is a recycled stock that contains 30 percent post-consumer waste and is acid-free. 17 16 15 14 13 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beyond forty acres and a mule : African American landowning families since Reconstruction / edited by Debra A. Reid and Evan P. Bennett ; foreword by Loren Schweninger. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3986-2 (acid-free paper) 1. African American farmers—United States—History. 2. African Americans— Land tenure—United States—History. 3. African American farmers—United States—Economic conditions. 4. African American farmers—United States— Political conditions. 5. Freedmen—United States—Economic conditions. 6. African American farmers—Southern States—History. 7. African Americans— Land tenure—Southern—History. 8. African American farmers—Southern States—Economic conditions. 9. United States—Race relations. 10. Southern States—Race relations. I. Reid, Debra Ann, 1960– II. Bennett, Evan P. E185.6.B49 2012 305.5'6308996073075—dc23 2012001107 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com ...