‘Silver Dollar Road’ Review: Black Land Loss Is Still Happening

‘Silver Dollar Road’ Review: Black Land Loss Is Still Happening

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Sixty five acres on the coast of North Carolina were purchased by Mamie Reels Ellison’s great-grandfather in the aftermath of slavery. That land on Silver Dollar Road became a home, a place to farm and fish, and a sanctuary, stretching from its pine and gum-tree woods to a sandy beach, where the…

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