EPISODE · Jan 1, 2022 · 28 MIN
Honoring the Heritage of Black Farmers: On the Land | J.L. Chestnut
from Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature · host Bioneers
Black farmers have been leaving the land at three and a half times the rate of other farmers. It turns out that this loss of black farmers is due less to farming policies and practices than it is to generations of institutional racism. Civil Rights attorney J.L. Chestnut, in a brilliant and emotional speech, tells the story of the successful historic litigation against the USDA on behalf of these farmers.
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