Posted on Jan 2, 2022

Former residents of a destroyed Black town are seeking justice

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Many who lived in Linnentown are urging leaders in Athens to pay for destroying their community more than 50 years ago to make way for the University of Georgia.

Former residents of a destroyed Black town are seeking justice

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SFC Randy Hellenbrand

Posted >1 y ago

Then vote out the trumptards!!

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PFC David Foster

Posted >1 y ago

Whatever it takes!

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LTC John Mohor

Posted >1 y ago

I never heard of this before… I moved to Athens in 1972. Amazing what a Democratically controlled government did in Athens in the 1960s and now is going to apologize and make amends…

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Former residents of a destroyed Black town are seeking justice

Former residents of a destroyed Black town are seeking justice

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