Social:Heir property
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Heir Property is a legal term in South Carolina Lowcountry in the United States for land that is owned by two or more people, usually people with a common ancestor who has died without leaving a will.
It refers to rural land owned by African Americans who either purchased or were deeded land after the Civil War.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Developers step aside; Slave descendants save old property | The Herald". heraldonline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006224751/http://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article37929492.html. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Local nonprofit helping Gullah Geechee families reclaim property | Bluffton Today". blufftontoday.com. http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-news/2015-07-14/local-nonprofit-helping-gullah-geechee-families-reclaim-property. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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