Andy Henry and his brother Christopher own a 21-acre farm in Cranbury, New Jersey — land their maternal great-grandfather purchased in 1850.

COLOMA, Calif. — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families seek restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park.

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