> The 13 million dollar settlement was awarded to the
> farming cooperative that Sherrod was a part of.
The farming cooperative disbanded over 20 years ago.
Where did the money go?
And was the cooperative really mistreated on the basis of race, or was it simply subject to the same “loving care” everybody gets at the hands of government agency apparatchiks?
White farmers can’t sue for mistreatment based on race.
Black farmers can.
Even when the mistreatment is applied regardless of race, as it is in so many of our byzantine bureaucracies.
How fair is that?
Disbanded? Try foreclosed on after being unfairly denied a loan.
Where did the money go?
The $13 million settlement went to members of the rural farm cooperative. Sherrod was a member of that group.
And was the cooperative really mistreated on the basis of race, or was it simply subject to the same “loving care” everybody gets at the hands of government agency apparatchiks?
A federal court found there was discrimination, specifically in the years 1981-1986 when the civil rights division of the USDA was closed.
You might want to read up on the specifics of Pigford vs. Vilsack before commenting on the outcome.