Black farmers in the South
Lici Beveridge
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
- Daughter witnessed father’s struggles to survive in farming
- Father denied financial assistance time after time
- fight continued for Scott family and others, even after all was lost
Generations of Black farmers in the Delta have suffered under the weight of racial discrimination yet they continue to persevere.
One Mississippi woman is working to open a museum that will be a tribute to the struggles — and triumphs — of Black farmers in the Delta. The museum also will serve as a cultural and educational center for students and to give access to today’s farmers to grants and loans and how to navigate the system to secure them.