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    A million black farmers are cheated out of their land in the Mississippi Delta

    The Mississippi Delta is home to fertile soil that's excellent for growing crops. It was made that way by enslaved African Americans, who owned some of that land after Emancipation.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 15, 2019 • 1 min read

    The Mississippi Delta is home to fertile soil that's excellent for growing crops. It was made that way by enslaved African Americans, who owned some of that land after Emancipation. Now most of that farmland is owned by white people again, mainly corporations. A new Atlantic article explores what happened, and how black people were systematically cheated out of their land.

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    1. 0:00Why LA dropped a $1.7 billion plan to redesign the county jail
    2. 8:06Stocks tumbled today. Are we heading toward a recession?
    3. 16:05What it's like being a professional matchmaker for Silicon Valley millionaires
    4. 25:47A million black farmers are cheated out of their land in the Mississippi DeltaYou’re reading this
    5. 37:40How one company hopes to revive wine production in LA
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