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The New Deal’s Impacts on Sharecropping and Tenant Farming in the US South: A History
The impacts of the New Deal parity system on the most vulnerable of southern farmers – sharecroppers and tenant farmers, many of whom were and are farmers of color – cannot be overstated.
Secure Land Tenure: First Step toward Racial Justice & Agricultural Parity
The Black farming community has experienced so much pain. We have to begin by returning and maintaining land to Black farmers, and then addressing credit and debt. Until then, talking about fair prices is a luxury