PBS NewsHour | Gaining Ground highlights effort to reclaim Black farmland | Season 2023
JOHN YANG: In 1910, about 14 percent of U.S. farmers were black, owning more than 16 million acres.
Now, according to the agriculture's latest farm census, only one in 100 farmers is black owning fewer than 5 million acres.
By one estimate, that's a loss of land value of about $326 million.
A new documentary called "Gaining Ground: The Fight for Black Land" explores how this happened, its lasting effect on black families and their efforts now to reclaim their legacy and create generational wealth.
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