Black farmers within the South
Lici Beveridge
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
- Daughter witnessed father’s struggles to outlive in farming
- Father denied monetary help time after time
- battle continued for Scott household and others, even in spite of everything was misplaced
Generations of Black farmers within the Delta have suffered underneath the load of racial discrimination but they proceed to persevere.
One Mississippi lady is working to open a museum that might be a tribute to the struggles — and triumphs — of Black farmers within the Delta. The museum additionally will function a cultural and academic heart for college students and to provide entry to right this moment’s farmers to grants and loans and the right way to navigate the system to safe them.