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In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. "We Are Each Other's Harvest" explores this crisis, through the farmers’ personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why they continue to farm despite systemic discrimination and land loss. The "Returning Generation"—young farmers, who are
Even as the civil rights revolution brought significant gains to Black residents of cities, the story was very different in rural places.
Even as the civil rights revolution brought significant gains to Black residents of cities, the story was very different in rural places.
North Carolina’s vanishing number of Black farmers own only 3% of all farms in the state. Their ancestral farming techniques, including conservation tillage
<p><i>This article was published by the Congressional Research Service under the title,"Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch’s Response to the Flood of 1927."</i></p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the press and policymakers have looked to the past for examples of federal responses to natural disasters that might serve as models for emulation today. Some Members of Congress have expressed an interest in creating a cabine...