Historic Black-Owned Farm Fights To Save Their Land

Located south of Austin, the Alexander Farm is one of the few remaining Black-owned farms in Texas, founded in 1847 by the then-enslaved and renowned race horse trainer, Daniel Alexander. After 176 years, the farm is still owned and operated by Alexander’s descendants, who have fought to protect the land from ongoing encroachment by developers and the state government.

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Produced by Kameryn Griesser
Video by Kameryn Griesser, Theo Werner & Cameron Coburn
Edited by Kameryn Griesser
Music: “Ceny’s Son” by Ange Kogutz, “Money in the Desert” by Dan Howell

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