Statement·other·said 2021-02-09
“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century.”
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Verdict
Trueby PolitiFact
2021-02-22Reasoning
Black farmers declined from approximately 925,700 in 1920 to 45,500 in 2017 (~95% reduction). Multiple USDA reports documented discriminatory lending practices, and the Pigford v. Glickman (1999) and Pigford II (2010) settlements paid out over $2.3 billion in relief, validating systemic discrimination claims.
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