Why have America's black farmers disappeared?

There were nearly a million black farmers in 1920. Today there are just 45,000. One man is fighting to save themJohn Boyd Jr's grandfather Thomas, the son of a slave, slept with the deed to his farm under his mattress. He worried constantly that his land would be taken away.Twenty miles away and three generations later, Boyd lives on his own 210-acre farm, in a big white colonial house with rows of soybeans that go almost up to the front door, like other people have grass. One hundred cattle, a cluster of guinea hogs, three goats and a small herding dog named Fatso, whom Boyd calls his best friend, live there. Continue reading...