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Fighting for Farming Justice: Diversity, Food Access and the USDA
This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.
| Author(s) | By Terri R. Jett (Butler University, USA). |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.
1. Introduction 2. The Politics of the U.S.D.A. and the Census of Agriculture 3. The Challenges of the Local Structure of the U.S.D.A 4. Pigford I and II - The Case Involving Black Farmers 5. Situating the Keepseagle Settlement in Tribal and Food Sovereig
Terri Jett is a Professor of Political Science, Butler University, Indianapolis, USA. She is also Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity and Inclusivity an affiliated faculty with the Peace and Conflict Studies Program and the Gender, Women, Sexua
