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April 23, 1997

Agriculture Department Loan Discrimination

The Congressional Black Caucus held a forum in which they heard black farmers tell of Agriculture Department foreclosures, loan rejections a… read more

The Congressional Black Caucus held a forum in which they heard black farmers tell of Agriculture Department foreclosures, loan rejections and discrimination against Black employees of the department. Secretary Dan Glickman announced the formation of a civil rights team in the Agriculture Department. close

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Sanford Bishop Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
John Boyd President National Black Farmers Association

Cecil Brewington Farmer North Carolina
Donna M. Christensen Congressional Delegate [D] Virgin Islands
Bill Clay Sr. U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Eva M Clayton U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
John Conyers Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Elijah Cummings U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Danny Davis U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
Dick Gephardt U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Dan Glickman Secretary Department of Agriculture
Gary Grant Farmer North Carolina
Phil Haynie Farmer Virginia
Jesse Jackson Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
William J. Jefferson U.S. Representative [D] Louisiana
Eddie Bernice Johnson U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Lawrence Lucas President USDA Coalition of Minority Employees
Juanita McDonald U.S. Representative [D] California
Cynthia McKinney U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
James Myart Attorney
Eleanor Holmes Norton Congressional Delegate [D] District of Columbia
Donald M. Payne U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Pearlie Reed Assistant Secretary (Acting) Department of Agriculture->Administration
Bobby Scott U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
Eddie Slaughter Farmer Georgia (State)
Dallas Smith Undersecretary (Acting) Department of Agriculture
Bennie Thompson U.S. Representative [D] Mississippi
Gladys Todd Farmer North Carolina
Vivian Warrens Farmer Virginia
Maxine Waters U.S. Representative [D] California
Sherman Whitcher Farmer Virginia
Lloyd Wright Director Department of Agriculture->Office of Civil Rights
Albert Wynn U.S. Representative [D] Maryland

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Program ID:: 80632-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 23, 1997 | 1:00pm EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Apr 27, 1997 | 1:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 23, 1997 | 11:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 24, 1997 | 3:19am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 25, 1997 | 3:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 27, 1997 | 3:07am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 27, 1997 | 1:10pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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