@JWBoydNBFA@AprilDRyan@RepMaxineWaters@AP@HISTORY#AmericanFarm John W. Boyd Jr., farmer & founder of the National Black Farmers Association, featured on "American Farms" Reality TV show.
Listen to the latest Farm, Food, Facts podcast here: https://t.co/HObz2NnJTc
"It wasn't popular at that time for blacks to own land." This chilling understatement on slavery and racist violence in America is part of the fascinating story told by @JWBoydNBFA and @FarmerAmerican on The American Farm, a new docuseries on the History channel. Premiers tonight
Why have Black farmers disappeared? For a closer look watch TONIGHT - History Channel - 10 pm/9 CT - The American Farm featuring John and Kara Boyd - https://t.co/lydnrNOpZr
Branch closures in rural areas would hurt black farmers, Lesley Weaver, attorney for the National Black Farmers Association, a Virginia-based nonprofit, said at the meeting.
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