The Brick Company has a history as a labor camp where hundreds of Black inmates were forced to work. Channel 2′s Brian Mims tells us there’s an official plan to use that land to remember those who ...

A year and a half ago, a massive swath of land near the banks of the Chattahoochee River was on track to becoming a fuel terminal to move ethanol, oil and other commodities from train cars. With a ...

The city of Atlanta is moving to purchase and preserve a massive swath of land in northwest Atlanta that was once owned by a brick company that participated in the state’s convict leasing system.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Plans for the city to acquire ...

ATLANTA — The city of Atlanta is working to buy 75 acres of land to honor those who died while working as slaves after the Civil War. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said, “We will preserve green space ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The City of Atlanta chose a ...

ATLANTA — A celebration took place on Saturday, marking the next chapter for an Atlanta non-profit working to reimagine an old brickwork company into a place that honors the black lives that worked ...

*ATLANTA (WGCL) — Right now, it looks like an old, abandoned brickyard, but the old Chattahoochee Brick Company site holds a history mired in blood, sweat, and tears. “This is the location of the ...