Black Farmers Demand Justice.

• Position: Brief Article

Washington, D.C.

On May 7, Charlie Lee of Montezuma, Georgia, is arrested after demonstrating against discriminatory policies toward black farmers. His arrest took place during a rally at the U.S. Department of Agriculture jointly sponsored by the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association and Food First, a group that works on hunger and poverty issues. According to Food First, in 1999 there were 18,000 black farmers in the United States...