Lunchtime Discovery 2/26/20: Masters of Our Own Destiny – North Carolina’s African American Farmers @ncnaturalsciences
Lunchtime Discovery 2/26/20: Masters of Our Own Destiny – North Carolina’s African American Farmers  @ncnaturalsciences
Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Black famers numbered nearly 950,000 in 1920. The number is now less than 46,000 or 1.3 % of the nation’s 3.4 million farmers. How are African American farmers dealing with heritage depletion, land loss, and climate change? Broadcast journalist and North Carolina State University Public History doctoral student Melody Hunter-Pillion will share portions of these unique voices through oral histories which reveal deep-rooted traditions African Americans established in a distinctive space.
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Lunchtime Discovery 2/26/20: Masters of Our Own Destiny – North Carolina’s African American Farmers

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