Farmers of color sue government for promised federal aid

[GodblessKy]

Good question.
This is a good timeline.

Timeline: Black farmers and the USDA, 1920 to present

Timeline: Black farmers and the USDA, 1920 to present

www.ewg.org

 

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Historically denied 'pivotal' loans, Black farmers still struggle to get support

For decades, Black farmers have been excluded from federal farm programs — a systematic pattern of discrimination that the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged decades ago. Yet proposals to compensate farmers for past wrongs have languished in controversy and red tape. Special...

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Black farmers have a long history of not being able to obtain farm loans like our white ancestors. The old saying that if you work hard you can make it is true but it helps when the bank lends you money for your livestock, equipment and land.

Are you saying they were blackballed?