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Image: Black American Protesters Align Outside Lafayette Park Across White House

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Description: Black farmers protest at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 22, 1997. Protesters alleged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) denied black farmers equal access to farm loans and assistance based on their race. North Carolina farmer Timothy Pigford and 400 other black farmers filed the Pigford v. Glickman (Pigford I) class-action lawsuit against USDA in 1997. The USDA settled Pigford I in 1999. USDA photo by Anson Eaglin.
Title: Black American Protesters Align Outside Lafayette Park Across White House
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Author: USDA photo by Anson Eaglin
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