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One of America’s Last Black Homesteads Is Fighting to Preserve Its Full Story

Beverly Steele didn’t realize her hometown could be recognized for its historic significance.  It’s one of the only two African American homesteading communities left in the nation. In Royal, Florida, Black families are still holding onto the inherited 40-acre plot passed down nearly two centuries ago. It’s a rare reality in America today, given the […]

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