Eminent Domain Lets Pipeline Developers Take Land, Pay Little, Say Black Property Owners
Byhalia Connection offered this Southwest Memphis resident what he said were “pennies and peanuts” for an easement, then sued him when he said no.
By Carrington J. Tatum, MLK50
January 25, 2021
Joseph Owens sits for a portrait outside his home on an acre of land in Southwest Memphis. The Byhalia Connection Pipeline initially offered him $3,000 to obtain an easement on a portion of his property. Credit: Andrea Morales for MLK50
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This article originally appeared in MLK50, a nonprofit newsroom in Memphis focused on poverty, power and public policy.