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Good news came in February 2021 when Norfolk Southern announced that it was withdrawing plans to build a rail yard on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. In the years leading up to this announcement, the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, which lies along the banks of the Chattahoochee River at the confluence of Proctor Creek, had been considered for both a fuel and rail terminal.<\/p>\n

During those years, residents, historians, elected officials, and river advocates argued that the Chattahoochee Brick site should instead be preserved for its ecological value and to memorialize the lives that suffered during the 19th <\/sup>and early 20th<\/sup> centuries.<\/p>\n

In the 2008 book, \u201cSlavery by Another Name\u201d by Douglas Blackmon, the practice of forced convict labor of African American men was detailed at the Chattahoochee Brick Company site. After the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, thousands of African Americans were pulled into forced labor after being arrested, often guilty of no crimes, and compelled to work in horrific conditions without pay. The laborers were beaten, often worked to death, and buried on site.<\/p>\n

Dustin R. Hillis, Councilmember District 9 of the City of Atlanta, has been a leader in the fight to preserve this site. \u201c[T]he ecological importance of this site is clear as it sits along the Chattahoochee River just north of the mouth of Proctor Creek,\u201d said Councilmember Hills. \u201cThese two waterways have been historically abused and neglected but are well on their way to recovery thanks to groups like Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.\u201d The site is also a part of several river accessibility projects including the Proctor Creek Greenway, Atlanta Riverwalk, and Chattahoochee RiverLands.<\/p>\n

While it is not yet clear what will become of the site, Norfolk Southern committed to cleaning up soil contamination. And the community activists and leaders who are envisioning a higher and better use of this land are not done advocating to memorialize the persons buried long ago and preserving the land to make the most of the environmentally valuable property.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published in the Summer 2021 edition of RiverCHAT.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Las buenas noticias llegaron en febrero de 2021 cuando Norfolk Southern anunci\u00f3 que retirar\u00eda los planes para construir un patio ferroviario a orillas del r\u00edo Chattahoochee. 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