Gaining Ground highlights Black farmers efforts to reclaim lost land

Posted by Chauncey Koziol on Sunday, August 4, 2024

Eternal Polk:

It definitely was. The idea that someone could do something and then take your home and then you have to fight to get it back and you have to fight and pay for it. It's not just you fight and they say, oh, you fought and you fought it off. You have to pay for your land that you already own. Once you go through this whole process, if it comes out unfavorable.

So, because this is such a daunting situation to be in, I really wanted us to show and demonstrate that there were people out here who are doing the work and there are solutions and ways you can monetize land, because that's another big thing. When you realize how much land you have, the question then becomes how do we take care of it or how do we monetize it?

And I can tell you, no matter what level, economic or educational background someone comes from, inevitably I have someone who comes to me and says, I didn't know this and thank you, because now I know there are resources and options for us with our land.

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