We are each other's harvest celebrating African American farmers, land, and legacy

"In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are ju...

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Main Author: Baszile, Natalie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people's connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Baszile explores this crisis, through the farmers' personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why they continue to farm despite systemic discrimination and land loss. The Returning Generation--young farmers, who are building upon the legacy of their ancestors, talk about the challenges they face as they seek to redress issues of food justice, food sovereignty, and reparations."--
Physical Description:xiii, 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780062932563
006293256X