Dear [Name of official here],


It has come to my attention a serious error on behalf of the Department of Agriculture. It is there policy of resisting racial equality.

In a 1999 class-action settlement with the Department of Agriculture, compensation was allotted to African-American farmers for past discrimination when applying for aid. This landmark decision recognized decades of “indifferent and blatant discrimination” in the way that the Department of Agriculture decides which farmers can receive financial aid. The judge of this settlement hailed this settlement as “”the biggest civil rights award in United States history.” $2 billion would be distributed between black farmers as compensation for the decades of outright discrimination exacted upon them by the Department of Agriculture. Many of these farmers were expected to get $50,000 each, for maintenance of their farm, and in order to pay off serious debt.

Unfortunately, the Department of Agriculture opposed this decision. They opposed, in essence, ending the decade-old economic disparity between white and black farmers created by racist views within the Department itself. In response, the Department of Agriculture basically took the law into its own hands…

After the court ruling allowed compensation for African-American farmers, a massive campaign was initiated by the plaintiffs of the case to alert African-American farmers of their eligibility for compensation. It was a huge success, with 35,500 people estimated filing their claims on time. Out of the 111,504 people who have filed since October 1999, only an estimated 12% have received compensation.

To date, only $814 million of the $2 billion allotted as compensation for African-American farmers have been dispersed. Out of the 35,626 African-American farmers who filed their claims on time in order to receive compensation in the October of 1999, only 61% have thus far been approved to receive compensation. This means that 40% of applicants from the October deadline were denied compensation for childish reasons, such as the Department of Agriculture’s strong resistance to the ruling. 68,078 African-Americans filed claims before a September 2000 special deadline for those who could not file before October 1999. Out of those 68,078 people, only 3% were even considered. Every single one of the 7,800 people who filed after this deadline were flat out denied.

We ask today that you alleviate our concerns, and take action on this critical minority issue. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

Your constituents

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