Historic Black-Owned Farm Fights to Save its Land

Kameryn Griesser, Theo Werner, and Cameron Coburn

July 28, 2023

Editor’s Note: This video was originally published on YouTube on June 8, 2023.

Located south of Austin, the Alexander Farm is one of the few remaining Black-owned farms in Texas, founded in 1847 by the then-enslaved and renowned race horse trainer, Daniel Alexander. After 176 years, the farm is still owned and operated by Alexander’s descendants, who have fought to protect the land from ongoing encroachment by developers and the state government.

To learn more about the Alexander Farm and its history, visit https://www.thealexanderfarm1847.org

Produced by Kameryn Griesser Video by Kameryn Griesser, Theo Werner & Cameron Coburn Edited by Kameryn Griesser Music: “Ceny’s Son” by Ange Kogutz, “Money in the Desert” by Dan Howell