Ms. Cecile Keaton Bryant and Ms. Earnestine Keaton on their family farm.
It’s hard enough to keep a small family farm going. But add to that the challenges of systemic and environmental racism and the Keatons’ accomplishment becomes even less likely. But it’s their commitment to keeping their land, farming it, and teaching the next generation that has protected their family legacy.
Less than 30 miles inland from the coast, in rural, southeastern North Carolina, there sits a 40-acre tract of land that has been in the Keaton family for generations. The ancestral connection goes back more than a century, to a time when their great-great-grandparents left slavery behind.
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Annual Christmas giveaway benefits Delco families
Community spreads Christmas cheer with food and toys By Anna Phillips | December 23, 2020 at 6:07 PM EST - Updated December 23 at 7:31 PM
DELCO, N.C. (WECT) - âTis the season of giving and no pandemic will stop it at the Community Support Agency (CSA) in Columbus County, where local partners united again this year to provide holiday help to families in need.
âEspecially this time of year, and all that weâve got going on, you know, some people are not as fortunate as others and we just remember that and also too, remember the reason for the season,â said CSA CEO Davoria Berry. âItâs not always about getting something. Just thankful to be here and to be able to help somebody else.â