More than 20 years ago, Black farmers across the country won a $1 billion discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Today, advocates and experts are saying more is needed to repair the system after decades of discrimination. Harvest Public Media’s Seth Bodine reports on the efforts by the government to help Black farmers.
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