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'defying the odds' sounds a lot like 'fighting pretty-much the same systematic way it was taken from them in the first place'
I generally think of "ancestral lands" as something inhabited for thousands of years, not 114 years
'Generational land,' as used in the sub-headline, definitely sounds more accurate.
And good for this family telling developers to fuck off.
What could be the reason for that? I wonder why black people don't own much land from before 160 years ago?
Because they’re not native to the Americas?
Ancestral land would be like First Nations lands.
Yet there are white people who do own land from before 160 years ago.
Oh, right, slavery.
Yes but the point being made all throughout this thread is that even that white people land from >160 years ago would not be considered "ancestral".
Yes, you're trying to point out the role that slavery has in denying black people property. It's a completely different point than was being made though, and could have been it's own comment thread instead of a misguided response to a comment about the inappropriateness of the word "ancestral" here.
Sheesh. Trying to have a conversation with the well ackshually crowd around is rough!
I wonder why black people don't own much land from before 160 years ago?
There are more recent reasons than native Americans explaining why black people don't own more land.
I agree with the sentiment native American land being ancestral as opposed to "white" owned land.
Yeah, I'd like to hear what the Waccamaw, Lumbee, and Catawba people think of that.