A generations-old way of life is threatened by the push for conservation.

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Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought Out From Under Them. <[link removed]> In Pembroke, the well-intended efforts of mostly white nature conservationists overlook one thing: The township’s Black farming community has never fully supported them. Now, a generations-old way of life is threatened by the push for conservation. by Tony Briscoe, photography by Rashod Taylor, special to ProPublica

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