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EPISODE · May 22, 2019 · 17 MIN

'Farming While Black' Author Leah Penniman Ties Food Access To Racial Justice

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In 1920, African American farmers owned 14% of all American farmland. Today, 45,000 black growers own just 2% of that land. The vast majority of them live in the South, according to census data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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