NEGRO FARM OWNERSHIP IN THE SOUTH

Abstract

ABSTRACT Rural Negroes achieved farm ownership in the southern United States after the Civil War. The number of Negro farm owners has declined substantially from a peak of more than 200,000 around World War I, yet they remain significant in some areas. The small size of Negro farms, and the limited capital of their owners, will make their survival difficult. Many of these landholdings now have greater social value than economic significance.