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Rail company Norfolk Southern is pausing construction work on a site in northwest Atlanta after the city took legal action to stop the development of the land, which has a dark history through its association with Georgia’s convict leasing program. ow.ly/CbtC30rx1FH

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Norfolk Southern backs out of Chattahoochee Brick development plans. ajc.com/news/atlanta-n… via Google News

Norfolk Southern abandons plans for Atlanta site with ‘painful legacy’ voiceofthehwy.news/norfolk-southe…

Norfolk Southern abandons plans for Atlanta site with ‘painful legacy’ ift.tt/3qEZsR9

While we took a massive step forward last week, the time is NOW to finally SAVE Chattahoochee Brick! Thank you @DaveHWSB & WSB-TV for covering. SaveChattBrick Douglas A. Blackmon Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Trust for Public Land Chattahoochee NOW wsbtv.com/news/community…

We even making news where they spell labor with a "u"!

In District 9 lies the site of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company. The factory was founded to help rebuild #Atlanta following the Civil War and subjected hundreds of African Americans to work conditions similar to those experienced during antebellum slavery #BlackHistoryMonth

Thank you for your continued support @Dustin4Atlanta and @FeliciaAMoore This land should be turned into a park and memorial. Who knows, maybe even a national museum. #savechattbrick Trust for Public Land Saving Places World Monuments Fund

Activists demand documents, land donation from Norfolk Southern​ fox5atlanta.com/news/activists…

Join us tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm for a ceremony to dedicate the Chattahoochee Brick property as a sacred site! We'll gather at the entrance to the property on Parrott Avenue. #savechattbrick

We had a great turnout yesterday from multiple communities to dedicate this land as a sacred memorial to the convict laborers who worked & died at Chattahoochee Brick & so many other sites throughout GA & the South. #savechattbrick #sacredground #convictleasing #grassroots

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TOMORROW Georgia Trust to Announce 2022 'Places in Peril' Nov. 17, 10 a.m. - mailchi.mp/georgiatrust/m…

Announcing Georgia's 10 Places in Peril - mailchi.mp/georgiatrust/2…

Named to our 2022 Places in Peril list, the Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta was notorious for its extensive use of convict leasing, where African American inmates were forced to work in deplorable conditions. Learn more at bit.ly/placesinperil

What amazing news!!! Deepest thanks to the many individuals and organizations who worked to publicize this threatened site and advocated for its preservation. We can't wait to see what 2022 brings! x.com/ajc/status/146…