Nineteen Black families have purchased nearly 100 acres of land in rural Georgia to create a safe spaceA lush and rugged expanse about 130 miles south of Atlanta, just shy of 97 acres, is undeveloped, unincorporated and it has new owners.The founders spoke to CNN about how they are building a new community from the ground up.“It feels amazing, feels really amazing.
I cry every time I come here,” said Renee Walters, president of Freedom Georgia Initiative.This dream for 19 Black families who recently bought this land all started a few weeks ago, during Walters’s typical morning call with her friend, Ashley Scott.“She said, ‘Ashley, did you see the article about Toomsboro for sale?’” said Ashley Scott, vice president of Freedom Georgia.
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