During the 1940s it was rare for a black person to have control over large amounts of land. In 1944, a group of white men brutally lynched Rev. Isaac Simmons, a Black minister & farmer, so they could steal his land in Amite County, Mississippi which was over 270 acres A THREAD!

@GeecheeBee843 @AfricanArchives This is possible because some have won their claims in court and got the land back.

@MsEG1126 @AfricanArchives I saw a petition and i signed it, hopefully family members have already filed.