How Property Law Is Used to Appropriate Black Land

As the U.S. continues to grapple with its history of racial discrimination, VICE's Alzo Slade explores the vulnerability of black landowners in the South.



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As the U.S. continues to grapple with its history of racial discrimination, VICE's Alzo Slade explores the vulnerability of black landowners in the South.

[midnightcameo]

This man said these people are living on the land with free rent...as if they don't OWN THE DAMN LAND and pay the taxes!!

[heavyjr]

Living rent free? The whole point of passing down land to our children is so They will always have somewhere to live, never have to worry about rent, so they don't have to struggle the way I did.

[lockhamj]

Damn, that's truly heart breaking. 550 acres sold for $1, 100 an acre, with Low ball appraisal from the county. That's robbery

[dranev]

Very important for African-American families to buy out those heirs that no longer want to own their share of the land and put it under a legal trust to protect it from being sold into the hands of those that do not have an interest in preserving a legacy for future generations. Land still has significant value in the US.

[princess]

this man literally said that taking people’s land their heritage their families robbing them for commerce is fair he’s disgusting.

[TheNinjonny]

That man thinks he's not evil. The mental gymnastics.

[breathe-n-stop]

So the developer thinks that paying taxes for 100 years is living there "scott free". makes me sick.

[kiaj.d.]

17 acres for $1800!!!!???? You know that's criminal!

[Gwynn-at-ease]

I sent this video to my family members and my friends, we have got to STOP sitting in ignorance and learn the laws, this is modern day and we're still going through this!! Unbelievable

[stevengodoy]

Should have interviewed the family members whom sold thier portion of the land .

[nevinkuser]

This is really sad. The government tried to take my land before. My lawyer told me putting it in the form of a family trust was the correct way to protect it forever.

[donaldsawyer]

This happened to my buddy. Many times we don’t understand the law. Rather than being so concerned with who the President of the US is these are the laws that really affect us

[mr.c.]

This is horrible. That guy at 13:00 admitted it had been done to the slaves and continues doing it to this day. There is no justice

[MonnyYell]

Did he just try to repaint people living on land that they own as some sort of “hand out” free rent WHAT RENT FREE EVERYTHING... free my arse it’s their land. I bet he won’t say he living FREE RENT FREE EVERYTHING on the land and property his owns that his house sits on.

[kristiemiller]

I cannot believe he said “ I haven’t lynched anyone lately “ this is absolutely disgusting!

[flint]

moral of this story is, talk to your grans and great-grans and MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A WILL.

[TheRealFollower]

Back stabbed by relatives. This always happens when a little money is flashed in someone's face.

[AngelaShawWestoven]

And to think that some people think that reparations are only about slavery.

[cianosullivan]

This landspliting is the same tactic the British used in Ireland to weaken Irish land owners can't believe its still being used to this day in America