Rural ownership of land by blacks in Georgia: 1920 and 1960

Conclusion Census reports accurately reflect the decline of black-owned farms in an operational sense. Analysis of tax digest data, however, and comparison With census data suggest that operational farms constitute a smaller proportion of all land owned by Blacks in 1960 than they once did. Rather than diminishing the importance of land loss, the findings underscore the need for intensive research into the matter of extent of black-owned land and identification of areas where community support might aid in the retention of black-owned land.