Southern Poverty Law Center sues OCPS over controversial land sale

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The Southern Poverty Law Center has sued the School Board of Orange County over a proposed controversial land sale in the town of Eatonville.

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Lawyers from the Alabama-based civil rights organization are suing the board on behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community over a proposed sale of roughly 100 acres in the Black-led municipality.

The lawsuit was filed March 24 in Orange County Circuit Court.

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Video: Family marks century owning Eatonville land that served as sanctuary for Black families An Eatonville family is celebrating 100 years of owning acres of land covering part of Maitland and Eatonville. (Phylicia Ashley, WFTV.com)

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