Black farmers have lived here for generations. Now, a Ford plant is changing the landscape.
One of Tennessee's two majority-Black counties is about to be home to Ford's BlueOval City megaplant. Change is already underway.
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One of Tennessee's two majority-Black counties is about to be home to Ford's BlueOval City megaplant. Change is already underway.
Haywood is one of Tennessee's two majority-Black counties, and it's about to be home to Ford's BlueOval City megaplant. Change is already underway.
Two Clarion Ledger journalists participated in a Tennessean project about the plight of Black farmers.
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Farmers and ranchers are the backbone of the American economy, and they know better than anyone else how to keep their lands healthy and sustainable.