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Their Town Was Lost In Another Century Until A Very Modern Threat Broke The Spell

It didn’t seem like the American dream was for them. They were descendants of slaves, and they’d settled for so little for so long. When it looked liked what was left would be taken away, they had no choice but to turn for help to an outside environmental group they really didn’t trust.

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