Title of Presentation
Moderator
Marsha Bollinger, Winthrop University
Panel Title
Food and Agriculture
Start Date
22-2-2019 8:20 AM
Session Number
Session I
Description
This proposal will describe the American agriculture system. The focus will be on the racism institutions within the american agriculture system has shown against African American farmers. This proposal then discusses how discrimination in agriculture policies has shaped modern day African Americans mindset when it comes to food production in american as a whole. There is currently a lack of African American participation in farming and food production. This proposal will argue that the lack of African Americans in food production today is due to the historical discrimination against African American farmers and how this discrimination shaped the mindset that food production in America is a lobar solely for white Americans.
Keywords
american agriculture, environmental racism, food production
The American Agriculture System: A History of Racism, Power, and the Construction of the American Mindset
This proposal will describe the American agriculture system. The focus will be on the racism institutions within the american agriculture system has shown against African American farmers. This proposal then discusses how discrimination in agriculture policies has shaped modern day African Americans mindset when it comes to food production in american as a whole. There is currently a lack of African American participation in farming and food production. This proposal will argue that the lack of African Americans in food production today is due to the historical discrimination against African American farmers and how this discrimination shaped the mindset that food production in America is a lobar solely for white Americans.
Your Title/College/Department/Program
Student at Winthrop University. Environmental studies and political science majors.