April Simpson

Jul 4, 2024 | thenewjournalandguide.com | Alexia Campbell |April Simpson |Pratheek Rebala

By Alexia Fernanandez Campbell, April Simpson and Pratheek RebalaMother Jones MagazineJuly+August 2024Special to the New Journal and GuideMonths later, in November 1866, a federal agent issued Pompey Jackson a “first-class warrant” to buy land in Beaufort County as consolation for his now worthless title to part of William Habersham’s plantation.

Jun 27, 2024 | thenewjournalandguide.com | Alexia Campbell |April Simpson |Pratheek Rebala

By Alexia Fernanandez Campbell, April Simpson and Pratheek RebalaMother Jones MagazineJuly+August 2024Special to the New Journal and GuideDespite getting started late into the growing season, and having no mules or agricultural equipment, the freedmen were succeeding, shocking many of their former slave owners, (Gen. Rufus) Saxton reported back to headquarters in Washington, DC. “They have persevered with an industry and energy beyond our most sanguine expectations,” he wrote.

Jun 19, 2024 | thenewjournalandguide.com | Alexia Campbell |April Simpson |Pratheek Rebala

By Alexia Fernanandez Campbell, April Simpson and Pratheek RebalaMother Jones MagazineJuly+August 2024Special to the New Journal and GuidePompey Jackson was born in the heart of Georgia’s rice empire – the human property of one of the state’s wealthiest and most powerful families. He and his sisters were among hundreds enslaved on a sprawling marshland estate called Grove Hill, where life was brutal. People died every month, mostly young children.

Jun 18, 2024 | baltimorebeat.com | Alexia Campbell |April Simpson |Pratheek Rebala |April Simpson

This project is a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Investigative Reporting Workshop. Read more here. Pompey Jackson was born in the heart of Georgia’s rice empire—the human property of one of the state’s wealthiest and most powerful families. He and his sisters were among hundreds enslaved on a sprawling marshland estate called Grove Hill, where life was brutal. People died every month, mostly young children.

Jun 13, 2024 | motherjones.com | Alexia Campbell |April Simpson |Pratheek Rebala

40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles after the Civil War. A year and a half later, almost all the land had been taken back. Read more here and listen to a three-part audio investigation here. Pompey Jackson was born in the heart of Georgia’s rice empire—the human property of one of the state’s wealthiest and most powerful families.