Forgotten Farmers: African-American Land Loss | This New World
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Although slave labor created the economic basis of U.S. agriculture, the long-term effects of racism and systemic discrimination from U.S. Department of Agriculture programs continue to sideline African American farmers from land ownership.
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Need to do a Netflix documentary to reach the young people! We are now finally trying to live more healthy so this is a great boost to get more involved in our own farms and land
Is the only way to be truly independent.
@smileforme - this is a gr8 statement. Now, that we see BIG Ag, BIG Pharma have been systematically killing us, stealing land, etc. This movement to returning lands to black folks & minorities in general is significant. Netflix y'all need to hook up to these black farmers ASAP.
@Keenan Thomas so black socialism>>>>>>>yall dont even wanna share a blunt
with the force of these toxic vaccines and refusal to let our civilian children in schools, we got more scales to order justice for us!
@Keenan Thomas Black ADOS, first.
Thankful for this video. I'm an aspiring young black Farmer. Good luck to all out there muscling through the adversity & getting into farming. We can do it!
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Facts💯
Yes you can..
do u need migrants????
Have you investigated Permaculture and food forests ?
No Culture without Agriculture!
Whites had no culture remember we sold the blacks culture.
Yelp! I have farm land and my son is a senior in High School, He's using his baseball and football scholarship to go college to learn agriculture and he hopes to make it to the NFL or major league to make the money and come back and put the money back into our land.
We are Black Cannabis Farmers and we are happy to see that there are black farmers now organizing for the future. I will be seeking out the African American Farmers of California.
I am someone who is in Northern California and I am getting into the growing process in my own backyard
I am growing on my balcony. I grow all of my herbs during the warm months. and much vegetables and fruit
@@da1stamericus that is so awesome
@@anthonybattle3965 Thank you. I grow a dwarf patio apple, cherry, pear and 2 dwarf plums. I also have strawberries, gooseberries and 2 kinds of currants.
As vegetables we have taters, carrots, kale, cucumbers, peppers and much more including tomatoes, herbs and flowers. I believe in self sufficiency I as much as you can. So thx alot.
@Shane Funk don't come to our place of uplifting each other. Your time has long passed, we don't need your negativity. Praise Yahweh Ben Yahweh. I support my black farmer, I own 500 acre's and I too am a very profitable black farmer. We are growing like never before and their is nothing you can do to stop YAHWEHS chosen people.
I loved watching this. Farming is almost a lost cause. We need to learn about farming and it's significance. We all should be buying land. I've learned to seed save, about soil, composting and to see the fruits of your labor is a wonderful feeling. Just start somewhere. The commercial food is killing us...
let's get this.
My husband and I just moved out of the city to start this. Homesteading is ecofriendly, healthier and economically better for your money. You’ll never get the freshness from the store if it’s not from a local farm or your own garden.
@@Megan-ir3ze Do you have a youtube channel about/getting started in homesteading??
Godsgoodgrief I don’t at the moment but I was wanting to start a channel for next spring 👍🏻
@@Megan-ir3ze Awesome! I look forward to it
Gosh! Thank you for vlogging this. Killer Mike made a docuseries exposé on Netflix called "Trigger Warning" and one thing he touched on was the inability to find Black Farmers. With the cost of living going up, it kills me that such an honorable profession such as yours is offering less money to you. I am so sorry. In essence, I love your passion and it was gut wrenching to hear you to mention how the VA doesn't help you, banks not supporting you, and you your educational background, and determination for equality. I hope with all my heart enough people watch this to defend and support your labor. Hugs from Florida
Agreed! Many good points.
Hollie E. L. Torres love from Tanzania,east africa.
Amen. The things you said were really nice and appreciated. God bless you and may God return to Black Farmers what is owed, stolen and deserved to them. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
I love farming! Hard to get started but I’m trying
tried also. Too random at keeping a plant alive and focus. Know could do w/ a team
no its easy man. your just lazy. find a backyard and start farming tomatoes and lettuce. oo i forgot you too busy virtue signaling to actually get your hands dirty.
Keep holding on black farmers. I going to become a time soon when you are very much needed. And also don't forget to teach the children and people that want to learn.
u need watch this channel. U need download the published mystery composition, Puzzle Rides by S. Richardson. U need review the archives of State of the Black Parent Blogtalkradio
Hi , Anita Hardin , u have ppl from Alabama ???
I have a ten acre farm in Big Cove Tannery, Pennsylvania. I don’t know any other black farmers in this area, all the other farmers are of European descent(white). I work as a educator because farming doesn’t pay the bills, also I’m committed to helping my people. It’s unfortunate that we don’t value farming because culturally we’re earth people who are naturally drawn to sustainable organic processes. Culturally we strive to do no harm during our stewardship of the earth we’re entrusted to enjoy during our time here. Unfortunately we’re not leaving a legacy of knowledge or providing our children with the experiences or farming opportunities that some of us enjoyed.
I fought to get this land because my grandparents used to grow crops in the backyard of their Baltimore city home. When we were at their house they taught us how to compost, plant, and grow organic food. Naturally I wanted to continue applying the skills they taught me so I would serve on, or Chair sustainability committees at the colleges I worked for or pushed to create going green curriculum. Finally about twelve years ago I found the right land and armed with a realtor went pre approved by the bank to meet the owner and the rest is history. But had I not been pre approved by the bank several local farmers were trying to make counter offers. Unfortunately our people don’t realize you can farm anywhere, I know one of my former colleagues who happens to be from India grows herbs and tomatoes on their apartment balcony. It’s all about controlling and knowing what you consume, while visiting this place we call earth.
ProfBEEVANS
Da'Jon T.
Good Dawning Da'Jon T.,
1) Read, It’s not a coincidence that many of the most successful people are readers. You are able to learn leadership principles, finance/accounting concepts, operational structures, and more from diving into books and applying what you learn.
2) Keep your day job as long as you can. Farming may be your passion, but you still have to pay the bills. If you are trying to work your way towards farming full time, it’s important to make continuous progress toward that goal.
3) Farming or any business, take time. If this is truly what you want, you have to be willing to put in the daily effort and have patience for seeing the results. Seek to understand, not just go through the motions.
4) It’s our responsibility to leave this place we call earth better than we found it during the journey.
5) Farm organic and sustainable food only, even if its containers on a balcony or inside your backyard.
Enjoy the journey
I agree!! Many don't know you can farm anywhere.. I am a nurse but every year my family plants and harvest enough to supply our home and a couple of elderly people, we live on less than 1 acre..Planting is relaxing to me and very educational to my children and other curious children. We are currently growing persimmon trees started from seeds.
Excellent, it’s the only way to control what you consume.
U by Philly. One of our dears had their startup farm destroyed by unknown. It was so beautiful to see that kale and other vegetables that had grew from there.
"I'm still here, perservering"......that's strength and courage.
I’m an aspiring black homesteader, been researching for months. We just bought a home and I’m so excited to get started gardening in that backyard! ✊🏽❤️
The young man farming swiss chard his swiss chard looks amazing
this video is a classic i am a young African farm from Guyana,farming is my passion
i have a chance to feed my people and provide for my family
My husband and I just moved out of the city to start this. Homesteading is ecofriendly, healthier and economically better for your money. You’ll never get the freshness from the store if it’s not from a local farm or your own garden. We also just had a horrible harvest this year and food prices are about to up. It’s time to grow your own food.
I just hate the fact of African Americans research the cost of material items....not knowing we were farming land from beginning of time... Respect
@Shane Funk, America is the only land we know/have, thus, it is our current and future Physical motherland and we aren't going nowhere.
In regards to your "fly on the lips" comment I am not surprised to hear such stupidity from Americans. Africa is the final frontier, its economies are rapidly growing beyond wildest expectations, hence why the Chinese, U.S, Britain France, Germany, Russia and other nations are all fighting amongst each other for influence.
The only flies that I've seen are those in the Southern United States or in many cases, Skid Row in Southern California, New York and other large metropolitan U.S. cities.
Charity always begins at home, African Americans have been s*** and pissed on from the beginning of our arrival in this country, this video shows just one aspect of how that has occurred.
Our ancestors fought, worked, slaved and died for our rights, I and many like me are not about to abandon what they sacrificed for us to live as we do today.
@@alfonsom8286 Exactly
My ancestor Joshua Emmanuel and Richard Robinson saved their money and moved from Ontario Canada to Nebraska They each had over 30 acres of farm land in Dawes county Nebraska 1883. Wishing to obtain more knowledge on this.
Who have it now?
@@ReturnJaguar unfortunately I cant seem to determine that go figure
@@kshoeirlan do u know the sheriff claim my granny's property as unsuccession? How? When she signed birth certificates and SSNs in this country?
Farming goes back at least 200 years in my family. I want my family’s tradition to continue. I’m starting next spring.
I enjoyed this video!! Every year I plant veggies for my family of 4 and have enough to give to some elderly..My children understand and appreciate the importance of growing your own food..I don't consider myself a farmer but I believe knowing when and how to plant things is an important skill to pass to the younger generation.
US should return all the land stolen from Black People and pay restitution to them. America owes its wealth and power to slavery. There’s no way America can repay and repair the damage to Black People that had been slaughtered, tortured, discriminated and used as free labor during the slavery and segregation but as a started they can be given their own land that they deserve to have more than any other community ( besides Indigenous People of America)
Thank you & May The Most High Bless you Endlessly !
Thank you for your kind words God bless you and yours Jackie in north fl
Thank you all for your contributions to the society and being strong and proud even after all the suffering and injustice to you. You’re getting stronger and united day by day 👍
It was stolen from native Americans dummy...and we stupidly helped white man as his buffalo soldier pets to do it on too many cases,smfh
You need to read a book, start with Thomas sowell
This was very inspirational! I'm moving to the country in South Carolina(St. Helena's Island) from Philly in a few days. My family has a good amount of acres left. I plan on learning how to farm once getting settled
@Princess Dixon Wow, I just happened to jump onto RUclips. I posted this ten months ago, which I moved to the Island ten months ago lol...That's amazing! I got to visit Penn Center during the Gullah festival back in November..I haven't been to Dawtaw Island as of yet. There is so much beauty/history here. Such a great place to live
@Princess Dixon Thanks
The United States government's illegal forfeiture of Aboriginal American farmland is where the real argument for reparations lies....
Can't wait to start my farm
We must return to getting our needs from the soil.
No farms no food. God Bless American farmers. These hero's need tax breaks not Wall Street Stock brokers and billionaires.
if ur democrat syaing that ur not against corp welfare like u claim
I just bought 3 acres and am slowly building up the land and growing my own food. every one in the neighborhood asked if I was growing weed lol.
It's going to become a time soon when you are very much needed. Hold on to your land if you can.
The pig farmer who is a veteran looks so good for his age!
He has great skin
db60615
Yes indeed!
I'm so proud of the Black farmers who are persevering. It's a shame we lost most of our millions of acres, but I'm glad people's level of consciousness is rising. Now all the Black farmers need to do is watch out for Monsanto/Bayer and their evil greedy a$$es.
God bless your legacy!
Y'all lack land we lack skills, y'all got skills and we got land..
We been here no African Needed.
Stupid ass,go get a DNA test
All dna test kits are false fake scam and entertainment purposes only dumb ass
We was sharecoppers we own the land the real landowers
😅😅💝💝😘😘100%%%% its ours
We were not ONLY sharecroppers. Free Blacks purchased and owned land well before the Civil War, and some were such large landowners that whites worked for them to help bring in their crops. Read "Bone and Sinew of the Land" by Anna-Lisa Cox about the US' (deliberately) forgotten Black pioneers. There are even videos about it right here on RUclips. Blacks at one point owned more than 15% of the land in the US - more than 6 MILLION acres - equal to more than 9,375 MILES.
What's the name of the younger gentleman, he's well spoken.
@Da'Jon T. why wouldnt he be well.spoken
🤦🏼♀️ omg seriously?
This just makes tears fall..smh..good to see these people's holding on....we are a tough people's&cannot be destroyed!PROVEN!!!💜
Urban Food Forrest gardener here. I encourage all the black people and all people with homes on any size land to garden and food forest. Starting simple and low cost or free as possible. Garden become expensive when you try to make it pretty and perfect. Just let nature do its thing, plant more that what you need and plant what grows well in your area and require low maintenance. The issues of farmers is outside most of the public’s mind but if more black people allow themselves to stop being fooled about living the fabulous life and spending all their cash on shiny things will bring them happiness and discover they can have a modern life and be in touch with nature through gardening, farming will be more within their grasp of an alternative to the mainstream. This is a great video. Hope more people form farmer and gardeners groups, become producers of some thing instead of endless consumers and self sufficient beings.
You are so right I have a 7 year old food forest in New Haven Indiana. I own less than 1/2 a. I thrive and am 71 !
Love that U put this out. I’ve always believed in reparations would help. 💪🏾
@Shane Funk Take that up with the Kkk
@Shane Funk I'm unconvinced but regardless, you can still take the arson issue up with the klan.
No you're not.
This needs to be on mainstream media!! Thank you for sharing this!!
This is literally Queen Sugar. They need to a Marcus Garvey move.
What VA hospital or Doctor turned this man away because the injury didn't occur during service duty!!!! they lied.
I respect anyone regardless of who they are for farming. It is a hard difficult thankless job with many opportunities to fail. It takes a strong person.
But pursue your dreams
INVEST IN EACH OTHER AS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND MAKE EACH OTHER WEALTHY not the systems that does not support us.
We need more awareness of this situation. Black investors can be the best customers for Black farmers. If they become the food processors, manufacturers, and wholesale distributors they can help to support the Black farmers by buying their crops. The Black farmers can lease a portion of their land to these Black manufacturing and processing companies and sell them solar or wind power or the use of water mills for their energy needs. Migrant workers or non violent former inmates can provide affordable labor. Black agriculture students can also provide labor through paid internships. All of this should be subsidized by our government. We also need Black owned grocery stores, and pharmaceutical companies. One company sells a solar powered water producing unit that makes up to 20,000 liters/day. And solar powered drip irrigation systems would be economical and waste less water & energy. But at least the Black farmers and manufacturers need their own water wells or water recycling equipment. Their tractors, trucks and other vehicles and equipment should be given to them or leased with a rent to own agreement. They need to be electric, solar powered, or run by cheap alternative fuels. The demand for meat & dairy products is much less nowadays. So Black farmers should consider growing more soybeans oats, corn, peas, wheat and almonds for vegan food manufacturers. Some of these ingredients are also integral to the non-food industry. Also, Black farmers need to produce and patent their own seeds. THIS is where reparations should start. Helping Black farmers, businesses, industries, and communities become more self sufficient via ownership!
Thank you for this story
I am on the clock here in Melrose Park Illinois USA watching this video.... Thank you for posting this video..........
Have you thought about connecting with farmers in Africa and African Americans who are in real estate or own real estate flipping. Come to gather as if integration never happen. Come together as African Americans like we did after slavery .
Hopefully more people will start doing this instead of being stuck in an urban mindset
Always talking about reaching young people but nobody is speaking about the emerging issue of aristocracy in the African American community.
"Emerging"? There has always been a Black aristocracy. Some members have enough sense to know that We Are One, and others are still pandering to our enemies. It's a mixed bag.
Sis in Transition you right big dawg.
I am a 52 year old female and just trying to figure out how to get some land to grow food for myself. This is really something. God Bless them. Janice
You are NOT African. You are aboriginals!
It's about time!!!!!
So happy i came across this video.
Nice episode. Thanks!
I wonder if fleet farming could be implemented to start turning this around?
Wonderful!! Thanks for this video.
Indigenous Moors!!!
Most Black people that came to the North from Southern states knew how to farm and work with machinery. They could build houses too. These skills weren’t passed down to their sons. Until we got cars with computers black men could repair cars or make a part it needed. Black people need to go back to farming. Black people that stayed on farms in the South are doing well today in the town I’m from.
Well dang how's it go, lets see; divide and concur! ehhh moscow?
I did not know the government did that to those farmers.
I do know that today $50,000 isn't shit when it comes to farming. If you (the government) admitted that they did discriminate, they fucked them over again by that inconsequential amount.
The man in the blue hat should be proud of himself and consider himself successful for still being there! I can’t speak on its cultural relevancy as it’s not my right but you survived long enough to give hope to this new generation!
I love. It.. I want to learn how to farm & own land... I can see it now.. it's wonderful to see these guys doing it... So I know I can.. we need representation in all areas... Especially farming and owning land.. kudos to you guys!!! 🤗🤗🤗
Permaculture
God bless you my brothers
We need to go back to Africa ( Ghana) and live off our SSI Checks. Build farms there. White Americans from Mississippi are buying farms in Ghana and so can we.
Investigate permaculture and The greening of the desert by Geoff Lawton
Teamwork makes the dream work!!!
By AB Father's will, may you be blessed. Praise YHUH!
I'd also like to mention how we all need to start growing food, it doesn't have to be a large scale operation, but we are heading into a grand solar minimum. Crop production is going to change drastically due to these weather patterns that the grand solar minimum. Food prices are going up, while crops loss is a reality not many are aware of or talk about until it's TOO LATE... information you can easily find if you seek the truth...
If you're not born into farming, it's very hard to get into it. Regardless of what colour you skin happens to be, it's very difficult to obtain land and funds to build up and work a farm.
This documentary should of gone deeper on how those farmers lost their lands thanks to policies.
THIS! There are other specials that do. I can't remember the names, but one that comes to mind is about land owners in the Carolinas, or possibly Louisiana, and how many have lost their land due to intentional tax increases designed to clear people out to make way for land development for tourism and getting people with partial ownership interest in family-owned land to sell their rights to developers for the same reason. Very sad. And wrong. But these are the better, more informative stories to tell. We need to know WHY things happen so we can step in and correct them. There are groups dedicated to helping ppl in the situations I described, but not many people know about it and the groups are volunteer and resource strapped.
time up return the land.
I will be glad when start say indigenous american or aboriginal american...sone of us been here and lost our land lierally to immagration.
To those illegal aliens that came from europe! Yet they have the nerve to bash us?!
I want a farm
how do we contact them ? need to find asap ...
I don't even do half the stuff these people do but I get ridiculed by my own kind for watering trees or plants our mentality has drastically changed and slavery is always in the back of our mind's I want to work hard without someone calling me something & it's always the lazy sit on you're ass types talking the most stuff I'm proud that there is people out there wanting to make a change for the better keep it up farming is a very important and special trait
Investigate permaculture and food forests also Geoff Lawton.
Good watch
I'm back to my roots also I have a garden i love to see the fruits of my labor
Is there a organization, that young African Americans can talk, trade advise and grow?
Psalms 83
We as huemans need to get back to self sufficiency. Cousins also get away from the label "black". You are hueman.
A lot of BLACK AMERICANS do not know and UNDERSTAND the the STORY of the BLACK AMERICAN FARMER'S in this NATION . I was VERY FORUNATE in LIFE to a BLACK MAN WHIM was INSTRUMENTAL in this STORY . HE was the ONE WHOM FILED the ORIGINAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT against the UNITED STATES DEPT . of ARGICUTURE in this MATTER .He when on to become the FIRST BLACK FEDERAL EXTEND AGENT in this NATION HISTORY. He WORKED ALL FARMERS ALL of HIS LIFE but exspecially for the SMALL BLACK FARMERS of this NATION . He also REACH Out and HELPED In other AREAS of BLACK AMERICANS LIVES in this COMMUNITY , STATE and NATION. I LEARNED a lot about LIFE from HIM as well others AROUND me in LIFE . I was VERY FORUNATE as A YOUNG MAN in LIFE that I got MEET this GENTLEMAN send KNOW him and SPENT TIME with HIM in LIFE ❤️. HELL I was TRULY BLESSED in LIFE for there were so many , I did READ ABOUT them in a BOOK in LIFE ., I got to SIT AROUND and TALK to them in LIFE ONE on ONE not something someone WROTE in BOOK somewhere.
This is a feel good story. I love farming. I am convinced I was born to be a farmer. The reason I don't farm is simple economics. Even if you are a specialty farmer you will probably earn more money flipping burgers if you add up all the hours spend developing the farm.
Now, if I inherited lots of money then I would be a large scale farmer. Since that isn't happening I have chosen a different career and I do have a community garden. In this garden I produce lots of greens, peppers, okra, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, etc.
Look up permaculture . Also Curtus Stone a Canadian did market gardens on neighbors land and made great money !
Today's new way of farming is aquaponics if these African American people don't understand that they will be stuck in 20th style of farming.
Permaculture . Food forests and Geoff Lawton
Always struggling seems to always have misfortune the pale rider always pouring posin in the water discrimanation loose your land ye shall reap what you sow
Like my grandfather told me if you want to eat you gotta grow your own or know your own.
Cannabis could be the new green new deal black farmers need.
Vince M Pft! Are you racial profiling? Do not reply I CBA.
@@Forget-me-not144 Do you have anything of substance to say?
Vince M No pun intended very noble you😄👍
These people should all be giving according what was stolen I’m not sure all the details but I would love to look at these things. Start them off with 1million and go from there.
And how do they think the Native Americans felt?!?!?!?
Good video.
When they can't take away what you own..they push you aside and ignore you.
Land=Wealth=Power
I go through these rural area in Pennsylvania and I see acres on top of acres huge land and it dawn on me I never seen a black farmer and it bother me because we came from farming so I had to look it up wow!! they took everything from us
I grow a veggie garden and my neighbors steal them. They are to sorry to grow their own.
Racism....When are Humans going to wake up and realize it’s easier and more profitable to collaborate with others as opposed to try and destroy others? Humans have no clue to how great we can truly become and how beautiful this world could be if we can break our nasty habit of childish emotions based on fear and lack of self realization. Our thoughts are creating this reality...🗣🧠😎
Permaculture . Geoff Lawton and food forests
That's what we are doing now, arguing over farms. Guess what papi when I grow up I want to be a farmer. I don't think so.
Bizarre delusion. Historic discrimination is just that, historic. Anyone can buy some land and start farming. It is hard work and young people, regardless of race, don't tend to want to did it.
True most young folks don't want to do it.However it is up to us adults to teach them the importance of growing your own food.
I have taught all 4 of mine (and others) what,when and how to plant..They can taste and see the difference in many foods.
They also don't mind putting in extra work to get what they want in life.
Ruth ie - That is good on you.
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When I hear black Americans I expect names like Nwanku,obasanjo, semakula but not James Ronald,stive Robinson,grace Morgan
FREE THE LAND!!!!!!LAND OVER JEWELRY...FANCY CLOTHES&CARS...DIAMONDS...AND ALL THE OTHER NONSENSE..ONE THING ABOUT IT IS..THEY CANT EAT A STACK OF MONEY&CREATURE COMFORTS..TRY CHEWING ON THE STUFF THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WORSHIP..ITS WICKED THAT..THEY DONT WANT US TO HAVE EVEN THE BAREST IN THIS LIFE....THINGS ARE CHANGING&TIME WILL TELL...MORE!!
I'm trying to get back into farming. The prospect of finding and buying land is depressing. They don't want to sale land to us unless it's the dessert. I've come to the conclusion that I will have to save and pay cash in full. Delaying my dream
You can do it.. meantime educated yourself and start with buckets or pots. By the time you write that (paid in full) check you will be a expert at farming.
@@classyog lol. You are so right. No excuses. Balcony farming here I come
@@teeweea5092 LoL
Look up Greening of the desert with Geoff Lawton . Plant your food forest and thrive
@@ericcole498 Will do. Thank you.
Grow weed
Guys, band together as a group and take those skills and invest together in Africa adding another market.
In addition, grow Medical Marijuana /Cannabis /Hemp and CBD products.
Diversify and work with African American dispensers.
Modern machines new equipment dumping human
50,000 can buy you a herd. some permaculture/organic farming on rented land. few years flip that into alot.
Polyface farm?
We been had land gotta disagree with you lady