Frederick Lincoln grew up on land his family has owned since Emancipation — more than 40 acres passed down from formerly enslaved ancestors who never left the plantation they once worked. In a tight-knit community where most residents descend from the same group of enslaved families, land isn’t just property — it’s legacy, survival and a statement of freedom. As development pressures rise around Charleston, Lincoln and his relatives are fighting to hold onto what generations before them preserved with grit and determination.
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Frederick Lincoln’s family has held this land since emancipation
Frederick Lincoln grew up on land his family has owned since Emancipation — more than 40 acres passed down from formerly enslaved ancestors who never left the plantation they once worked. In a tight-knit community where most residents descend from the same group of enslaved families, land isn’t just property — it’s legacy, survival and a statement of freedom. As development pressures rise around Charleston, Lincoln and his relatives are fighting to hold onto what generations before them preserved with grit and determination.
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Commentary: Tackling the affordable housing crisis in Baltimore County
By Ryan Coleman, randallstownnaacp@gmail.com Our county is in the midst of a worsening affordable housing crisis. Baltimore County renters are now paying more than 30 percent of their income on rent—the highest cost-burden level in at least 20 years. Over the last three years, single-family home prices have skyrocketed by 40 percent—reaching historic highs and […]