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  1. Lands Key in Social Standing
    date March 2, 1893map CHARLES, Marylandtags African-Americans, Agriculture, Economy

    On March 2, 1893, the land would be handed down from the Jerdone and Coleman family to the Archer Williams. The deed needed to be witnessed, signed, and sealed. The land was 132 acres and all the boundaries were listed. Land was essential in social standing and those with land were of higher class than those who weren't even if they were of different races. Land not only provided social standing,...