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On Assignment: Black Farmers' Discrimination
Black Farmers' Discrimination, Hermanville, Mississippi
Eddie Cotton, 82, clears a field for a fall crop of hay, using a 40-yr-old tractor. He is among thousands of black farmers denied federal loans in past years."They took away my ability to provide for my family," he says of the discrimination. On assignment for the New York Times
Eddie Cotton, 82, clears a field for a fall crop of hay, using a 40-yr-old tractor. He is among thousands of black farmers denied federal loans in past years."They took away my ability to provide for my family," he says of the discrimination. On assignment for the New York Times
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