And those things are very hard to get back.” For the families
featured in BANISHED, the legacy of racial banishment is not
only a historical one, but also one that carries enormous
relevance today. Issues of reparations, adverse possession and
land loss gain urgency when addressed through a personal lens.
The Strickland family's ancestors were expelled from Forsyth
County Georgia in 1912. Read an update on the state of the old
Strickland burial ground (pictured at right) from family member
Phyllis Minley. Learn more about the Stricklands >> The Brown
family's ancestors, the Cobbs (pictured at left), were banished
from Pierce City, Missouri in 1901. Read an update from Charles
Brown, Jr. about his efforts to disinter his great-grandfather
from the Pierce City cemetery and receive reparations from the
town. Learn more about the Browns >>