That only 1 in 100 farms are Black owned farms
The average age of a Black Farmer is 63
1920, 14% of all American ag producers were Black,
2010, ONLY 1% of American ag producers are Black.
These numbers account for Black Land Loss of over 10 million acres of production and counting
Black Agriculture Awareness Week July 10, 2011- July 16, 2011
Nashville ~ Tennessee Flood 2010
Princeville ~ Hurricane Floyd 1999
Tillery~ North Carolina Drought 1970's
Katrina ~ Hurricane Mississippi Delta 2005
Moundville ~ Mississippi Flood of 1927
Ike ~ Hurricane Texas 2008
U.S. Man Made Disasters
Gulf of Mexico ~ Oil Spill 2010
Tulsa ~ Race Riots 1921
New York ~ World Trade 911 Attack
Los Angeles ~ Race Riots 1992
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