Changing the narrative of the Black Belt farmer
925,708 1920 No. of Black Farmers
35,470 Today's No. of Black Farmers
15,000,000 1910 Black Acres Owned
4,700,000 Today's Black Acres Owned
By: Dr. Veronica L. Womack
A Tradition of Faith, Family and Resilience
Southeast Georgia is an important section of the historic Georgia Black Belt region and has served as a beacon of agricultural innovation and traditions since the founding of the country. Long and Tattnall, member counties of the region, have played a critical role...
Each hails from the Black Belt Region — demarcated by its crescent geographic profile. Stretching from Eastern Texas to the Eastern shore of Virginia....
Enslaved African-American people assigned them as “hush harbors.” Informal meeting spaces. Swamps, ravines, gullies and woodlands to congregate and worship secretly in the South....
Steady…steady…BANG! A clear shot takes the 2-foot-long cottonmouth snake out as it slithers into murky pond water. The graceful sharpshooter tucks her 9mm handgun...