Inside Appalachia

Farming, Race, Poverty, and the Media Inside Appalachia


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Being a farmer isn’t easy. One woman in Georgia found that getting assistance as a black farmer can be especially tough. Shirley Sherrod said she found discrimination in the federal government’s farm assistance programs, and she and other farmers fought back in the biggest class action lawsuit in U.S. history. Listen to the episode to hear the results of the lawsuit, and what it meant for farmers across the country.
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Inside AppalachiaBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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