black land
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black land
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Local business owners glide past in big black land cruisers and range rovers.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024
The show explores subjects including the economics of slavery, democratic representation, health-care history, black land ownership, and pop music in textured, sometimes surprising ways.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 21, 2019
Nathan Rosenberg, a lawyer and a researcher in the group, said, “If you want to understand wealth and inequality in this country, you have to understand black land loss.”
From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019
Now, as reparations have become a subject of national debate, the issue of black land loss is receiving renewed attention.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019
That first captain walled their promontory, built their homes and shrines, and parcelled out the black land for the plow.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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