Southern Food History
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Freedom Farmers
- Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
- Written by: Monica M. White, LaDonna Redmond - with
- Narrated by: Monica M. White
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In May 1967, internationally renowned activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta, launching the Freedom Farms Cooperative (FFC). Life on the cooperative farm presented an alternative to the second wave of northern migration by African Americans - an opportunity to stay in the South, live off the land, and create a healthy community. Freedom Farmers expands the historical narrative of the Black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of Southern Black farmers and the organizations they formed.
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Freedom Farmers
- Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
- Narrated by: Monica M. White
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Release Date: 16-03-21
- Language: English
- In May 1967, internationally renowned activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased 40 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta, launching the Freedom Farms Cooperative (FFC). A community-based rural and economic development project, FFC would grow to over 600 acres, offering a means for local sharecroppers...
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