Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman

Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land

Leah Penniman

368 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

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This book is ideal for readers passionate about social justice and sustainable living who seek to understand agriculture's roots in racial inequality and empower marginalized communities through farming.

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Choice Reviews, Outstanding Academic TitleIn 1920, 14 percent of all land-owning US farmers were black. Today less than 2 percent of farms are controlled by black people--a loss of over 14 million acres and the result of discrimination and disposs...

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