The Breakfast Club - IDKMYDE: Stolen Cities Jasper County

Episode Date: February 20, 2025

Todays episode of IDKMYDE takes you on a wild ride through history, where thriving Black communities were burned down—literally—and their land stolen by greedy corporations. But don’t worry, we’re not just here for the shade; we’re here to remind you that Black excellence is too strong to burn away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I didn't know maybe you didn't need. I didn't know maybe you didn't need. I didn't know maybe you didn't need. I didn't know, I didn't know need I didn't know, I didn't know Even after all that the Klan wasn't done In 1932 they burned down the Paulding Courthouse Now this wasn't just some random arson That was strategic because that courthouse held the land records for the black families in Jasper County, Mississippi

Meanwhile the records for the white families were chilling in another courthouse, miles away, untouched. Real convenient, no? Then a few years later, along comes a company called Masonite. They're like, oh wow, look at all this land just sitting here. Guess it's ours.

They ended up with over 9,500 acres of land. And we've already done the measurements of acreage this season. One acre is roughly the size of a football field. 9,500 football fields worth of land that used to belong to black families. And let me tell you, that land wasn't just sitting there looking pretty. It was full of oil, timber, and gas. Millions of dollars came out of it, but not a dime went back to the original owners.

You see, this is the stuff they don't teach you in school. That's why we have I Didn't Know Maybe You Didn't either. Cause see, they'll give you dates, wars, and treaties, but they skip over to the part where entire black communities were systemically erased. Not because they weren't successful, but because they were successful. In this situation it was titled, imminent domain. And this ain't just some dusty old story, it's a reminder that the game has been rigged for a very long time.

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