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Tanner, Alabama farmers Greg and Bill Bridgeforth From behind the wheel of his Ford pickup, Bill Bridgeforth surveys silt-clay-loam fields in northern Alabama. On either side of Bridgeforth Road – named after his father, Darden – corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton grow in rotation.  Bill, who farms with his two sons, Kyle and Carlton; his brother Greg; and Greg’s son Lamont, joins other farmers who worry about weather, the markets, weeds, and pests.  Like his ancestors, though, Bill Bridgeforth faces an additional challenge. He’s Black.  Greg and Bill’s great-grandfather...