Black residents battle rail company to stop seizure of land under eminent domain

By: Nina Lakhani | Mother Jones A majority-Black rural community in Georgia is battling to stop a railroad company from seizing private land for a new train line they say will cause environmental and economic harms. Residents of Sparta, a poor community of 1,300 people located 100 miles southeast of Atlanta, are opposing the construction of a rail … Continue reading Black residents battle rail company to stop seizure of land under eminent domain