Private company

New Communities

African-American community land trust

New Communities is a 5,700-acre (23 km2) land trust and farm collective owned and operated by approximately a dozen black farmers from 1969 to 1985. Once one of the largest-acreage African American-owned properties in the United States, it was situated in Southwest Georgia.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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New Communities is a 5,700-acre (23 km2) land trust and farm collective owned and operated by approximately a dozen black farmers from 1969 to 1985. Once one of the largest-acreage African American-owned properties in the United States, it was situated in Southwest Georgia.2

Timeline

  1. 1969Founded Founded1

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