Diane and Blaine Smith are fighting to stop a railroad from taking their land, which has been in their family since the 1920s. (Institute for Justice) Blaine and Diane Smith were hurt but unsurprised ...
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[Opinion] The Infuriating Reason Why This Black Georgia Family Must Fight to Reclaim Their Own Property
Blaine and Diane Smith are true evidence of reclaiming Black History, having ownership of up to 600 acres of land their enslaved ancestors used to farm. However, they’re facing a serious battle ...
In a poignant struggle for justice, Blaine and Diane Smith, a Black farming couple in Georgia, are embroiled in a legal battle to reclaim land that the state government has seized for a new rail line.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Driving across their nearly 600 acres in Hancock County, Georgia, never gets old for Blaine and Diane Smith. Their history is just as rich as the timber crops ...
'We've had to fight to keep this land. It's always somebody coming in trying to bamboozle you out of it.' On Feb. 4, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Schwall Sr. ruled that despite the ...
A railroad company wants the Smiths to relocate so its business can expand. History tells us that the railroad helped put America on the right track, when trains started moving people and goods across ...
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Four people are facing charges after a drug bust in Pulaski County. The sheriff’s office says detectives with its narcotics division were conducting surveillance on a ...
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Four men are in police custody following a search warrant in Pulaski County on the residence of a suspected drug trafficker. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's ...
Blaine and Diane Smith are true evidence of reclaiming Black History, having ownership of up to 600 acres of land their enslaved ancestors used to farm. However, they’re facing a serious battle ...
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