100 Dollars and Other Valuable Considerations

Olivia’s goal was to evaluate how Black farmers interact with their local, state governments, to improve bargaining power, access to information, and democratic participation. Advance Carolina, a black led 501c(4), is dedicated to working with rural black landowners. Although the partnership proved difficult because of Covid-19, Olivia used her experience to begin research on a second senior thesis, this one in the history department on black landownership under the direction of prizewinning historian Thavolia Glymph. In the summer of 2021, Olivia also performed research for her primary senior thesis on reparations under the direction of Professor Sandy Darity, creating an interactive map highlighting where local municipalities had pursued reparations. As a Hart Fellow, she continued her work on reparations with the Fulton County Government’s Reparations Task Force in Atlanta, Georgia.