Friday, November 18, 2011
"Manatee agriculture remains strong and vital" ... Celebrate heritage with annual Farm City Week", Bradenton Herald, Tuesday, November 15, 2011
As noted in the article cited above agriculture, Manatee County's second largest industry, earns $500 million in today's economy.
RELATED ARTICLES OR WEBSITES FROM LOCAL PUBLICATIONS:
Vazquez, Leonard. "Reunion joins Black farmers, fond memories," Bradenton Herald (clipping of article is available in the vertical file of the Manatee County Central Library. Complete citation is not on the clipping).
Summary: Persons gathering for the reunion discussed the lack of land ownership because of others refusal to sale to many African Americans. Desiring a better life for themselves, African Americans began to move away from Ellenton, Florida to Bradenton, Palmetto, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Tampa.
United States. Census Bureau. State and county quick facts. Manatee County, Florida. Washington, D. C., 2010.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12081.html
OTHER ARTICLES, MEDIA, AND WEBSITES:
"Agriculture Department racial discrimination cases," C-Span, Aug. 4, 2010.
Summary: John Boyd talked about Senate action on the settlement of long-standing racial discrimination claims by African-American farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ...--Washington Journal (Click to see recorded program)
Black Farmers Association (Click to see website)
Jefferson, Cord. "Senate approves $1B Black farmer settlement," The Root
(Click for artlcle)
"Judge signs off settlement for Black farmers," New York Times, October 28, 2011(Click for article)
Southall, Ashley. "Black farmers settlement approved," The Caucus: The Politics and Government Blog of The Times,November 30, 2010
(Click for article)
RELATED ARTICLES OR WEBSITES FROM LOCAL PUBLICATIONS:
Vazquez, Leonard. "Reunion joins Black farmers, fond memories," Bradenton Herald (clipping of article is available in the vertical file of the Manatee County Central Library. Complete citation is not on the clipping).
Summary: Persons gathering for the reunion discussed the lack of land ownership because of others refusal to sale to many African Americans. Desiring a better life for themselves, African Americans began to move away from Ellenton, Florida to Bradenton, Palmetto, Sarasota, St. Petersburg and Tampa.
United States. Census Bureau. State and county quick facts. Manatee County, Florida. Washington, D. C., 2010.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12081.html
OTHER ARTICLES, MEDIA, AND WEBSITES:
"Agriculture Department racial discrimination cases," C-Span, Aug. 4, 2010.
Summary: John Boyd talked about Senate action on the settlement of long-standing racial discrimination claims by African-American farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). ...--Washington Journal (Click to see recorded program)
Black Farmers Association (Click to see website)
Jefferson, Cord. "Senate approves $1B Black farmer settlement," The Root
(Click for artlcle)
"Judge signs off settlement for Black farmers," New York Times, October 28, 2011(Click for article)
Southall, Ashley. "Black farmers settlement approved," The Caucus: The Politics and Government Blog of The Times,November 30, 2010
(Click for article)
Labels: African American farm workers, african american farmers, farmers, farming, manatee county, palmetto
# posted by Dorothy Washington @ 10:57 AM
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