Witness - Forty Acres and a Dream - Part 1

Photographer John Ficara captures the plight of black farmers in the United States.

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[hajqbvii]

The small family farms, white and black, are being plowed under by the corporate agri-business with help from federal government!The only racism is in the way federal lending institutions view family run farms!

[cycimian]

Farmers no matter what colour or religon are givers of life, Its a hard job and only those who are devoted to the land can do that walk, If anything when a farmer goes under its a real sin against man.

[fume44]

Racism, 40 acres and a mule, Respect....not in the United States for the African-American...big-up to all my black family.

[masterp213]

SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE DEVIL

[CMLovejoy]

This story is a good example of reverse racism.

Race doesn't matter in farming.

[BbdHome]

Evidence?

Hihowyouare: a commentator commentated it in a article he typed on his computer in this living room.

So.......Proof?

Hihowyouare: That is the proof.

[Hihowyouare]

Black farmers have recieved money they just don't use it right. There are millions of white farmers yet only a couple thousand black farmers. What it says is even after government help blacks have not used the money the right way. Stop with your anti-white crap its getting old and fast.

[Hihowyouare]

Bullshit Al-Jagay there are 77,000 black farmers in 1997.Blacks have been riping off the US government, over 1 million blacks have applied for compinsation for farms. Even after the million blacks have applied today there are now less then 38,000 black farmers. What dose that say it says that blacks have been stealing money, and not building farms with the money the get. Their steal money go look at the American Renaissance article on this.

[novembertalespinner]

It is obvious that you do not have any in depth knowledge on this particular subject. The National Black Farmers Association filed a lawsuit against USDA a decade ago. The USDA lost the suit and was ordered by the court to pay for their discriminatory practices. A recent study has been conducted and the USDA has failed to meet the court's order. They are still trying to obtain the money that was awarded due to INTENTIONAL discrimination.

[novembertalespinner]

Get yourself some in depth knowledge on this particular subject. The National Black Farmers Association filed a suit against USDA a decade ago which USDA was found guilty of discrimination.

They are still battling to obtain the money that was won in the suit.

Read some articles on the subject. Stop assuming you are well versed on what has happened.

You will be hearing about this again due to the recent study about how the USDA has not followed the court's decision.

[jaymeez]

Great Vid....