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The Roots of Black Agrarianism

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August 29, 2016

[Editor's note: The following is the latest backgrounder from Food First's Dismantling Racism in the Food System series. It is excerpted from a section on Black Agrarianism included in 2017’s forthcoming book Land Justice: Re-imagining Land, Food, and the Commons. GEO thanks the authors and Food First for allowing us to share their work.]

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Owusu Bandele

Dr. Owusu Bandele is professor emeritus at the Southern University Agricultural Center and co-founder of the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON). Dr. Gail Myers is a cultural anthropologist, community organizer, educator, and avid gardener. She founded Farms to Grow, Inc. and the Freedom Farmers Market in Oakland, CA.

Gail Myers

Dr. Owusu Bandele is professor emeritus at the Southern University Agricultural Center and co-founder of the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON). Dr. Gail Myers is a cultural anthropologist, community organizer, educator, and avid gardener. She founded Farms to Grow, Inc. and the Freedom Farmers Market in Oakland, CA.

United States place-based (local) economics Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Racial Justice Commons Community Land Trusts Food Land Tenure & Stewardship

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