Black farmers finally granted relief

Less equal than others in the eyes of the government:

We went to the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) to try to get a loan. My father, my mother, my grandfather and we were denied because of our race,” farmer Troy Murray said Monday. Murray said he wonders why the settlement took so long. “Why did it wait until we lost everything?” Murray said.

Sometimes the wheels of justice move so slow they become dangerous to those who are waiting. If you want to learn more about the Pigford case and subsequent settlement, here's a clearing house for associated documents.