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Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

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The shocking discovery that suddenly made reparations deeply personal for one woman

“We don’t plan on the white man for nothing.”

Ruth Wilson squinted through her browline glasses at the image of a smudged, crumpled document on the computer screen. “To all whom it may concern,” she read. “Fergus Wilson having selected 40 acres of land on Sapelo Island, Georgia, pursuant to Special Field Orders, No. 15…has permission to hold and occupy said tract …”