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White People Own 98 Percent of Rural Land. Young Farmers Are Asking for It Back.

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Jun 12, 202025:30Arts

Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep roots in African traditions. Leah Penniman, author of the book Farming While Black , delves into the r...

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White People Own 98 Percent of Rural Land. Young Farmers Are Asking for It Back. is an episode from Bite by Mother Jones. Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep...

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Published Jun 12, 2020, 25:30 long, audio available.