Land ownership is at the forefront of Happy Land’s plot, and for good reason. While the kingdom’s leaders were among the first African Americans to assume land ownership in the United States ...

Land and property ownership have colored American politics since the very beginning of our democracy in New England in the 1600s. Broad land ownership challenged the economic and social divisions ...

The advent of private property and land ownership set the stage for the modern system of real estate. Homeownership was primarily associated with the elite—those who held power and wealth.