The saga continues. Details have been written in numerous places, that white farmers have the advantages in terms of total farms, total acreage, ability to keep their farms, and likelihood of obtaining loans in an appropriate time frame so as to plant. For Black farmers, the mantra is too little too late, and when the note comes due, the land is sold. There are many stories of collusions between white farmers, bankers, and FSA, and even at times the local implement dealer. The following trailer puts human faces on the whole, complicated issue. And, it'll continue until the occupant of the White House has the moral courage to do something about racism in the halls and offices of the USDA and FSA. This trailer is from the Hill and Hinson film, "I'm Just a Layman in Pursuit of Justice: Black Farmers Fight Against USDA," an award winning film that tells the truth about farming while Black in America.
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