Melvin Davis and Licurtis Reels refused to leave the land that had been in their family for generations – so they were sent to jail. They expected to be in jail for 90 days. They were there for 8 years. This week, part 1 of their story.For more on the Reels family’s story, you can read Lizzie Presser’s article, “<a href="https://features.propublica.org/black-land-loss/heirs-property-rights-why-black-families-lose-land-south/">Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.</a>”Say hello on <a href="https://twitter.com/CriminalShow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsCriminal/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/criminal_podcast/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@criminal_podcast">TikTok</a>. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, <a href="http://thisiscriminal.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25658e45f07309154fbf5f23f&id=a7d08cb6bd">The Accomplice</a>. Follow the show and review us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/criminal/id809264944">Apple Podcasts</a>.<a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/plus">Sign up for Criminal Plus</a> to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make <a href="https://thisislovepodcast.com/">This is Love</a> and <a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/">Phoebe Reads a Mystery</a>.Artwork by <a href="http://www.yssrs.com/">Julienne Alexander</a>. Check out <a href="https://shop.thisiscriminal.com/">our online shop</a>.Episode transcripts are posted on <a href="https://thisiscriminal.com/">our website</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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