Alabaster, Alabama 2003 land grab for Wal-Mart – The Untold Story
March 18th, 2009
In 2003, Alabaster, Alabama, a small bustling community south of Birmingham, garnered national attention through their efforts to seize property for the construction of a Wal-Mart shopping center. Ownership of the property was predominately poor and black. When national attention focused on the private property seizure, other avenues of securing the property for Wal-Mart prevailed. The procedure, while legal, would, by those familiar with the circumstances, deem the chain of events and the ensuing aftermath unethical by all standards. In the video Elizabeth Swain, her daughter, and granddaughter tell the story from the beginning to the end.
Alabaster, Alabama 2003 land grab for Wal-Mart – The Untold Story from Don Casey on Vimeo.