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Clem Horn
Farmer, Homesteader and Alabama Landowner
1883–1891
The contribution
How this work helped shape America
Born enslaved in Georgia, Clem Horn established a farm in Alabama after emancipation and pursued ownership through the federal homestead system. He developed and cultivated 160.4 acres and filed Homestead Application #14524 before receiving Patent #7508 in 1891. Horn's claim converted agricultural labor into a legally protected family landholding.