Interview: Vann Newkirk On How Black Farmers Were Robbed Of Their Land
Interview: Vann Newkirk On How Black Farmers Were Robbed Of Their Land
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In a new cover story for The Atlantic, Vann R. Newkirk II tells the story of how the government systematically stripped black farmers of their land via illegal pressures levied through its loan programs, which created massive transfers of wealth from black to white farmers, especially in the period just after the 1950s. Follow Vann on Twitter @fivefifths. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org.