This report highlights some of the events that led up to the Pigford class action suit and outlines the structure of the settlement agreement. It also discusses the number of claims reviewed, denied, and awarded, and some of the issues raised by various parties.
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This report highlights some of the events that led up to the Pigford class action suit and outlines the structure of the settlement agreement. It also discusses the number of claims reviewed, denied, and awarded, and some of the issues raised by various parties.
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Viña, Stephen R. & Cowan, Tadlock.The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers,
report,
December 6, 2005;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9680/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
