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Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black, and some say they still face discrimination

Name: Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black, and some say they still face discrimination
Uploaded: 2021-05-10T18:32:06+05:30
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Robert Leslie,Barbara Corbellini DuarteMay 10, 2021, 19:17 IST

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Only 1.3% of farmers in the US are Black.
Insider spoke to farmers in Louisiana who say they face discrimination when applying for loans to buy land.
The USDA has a history of discrimination, and paid out over $2 billion in tha past in compensation to Black farmers.