How Black farmers are being erased from America's agricultural industry

Meet John Boyd Jr., a fourth-generation farmer and the founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, which advocates for Black farmer’s rights in America.

In order to raise awareness about the plight of Black farmers, who are often denied loans and other support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he rode his mules and wagon for 17 days to reach Washington D.C. and lobby legislatures there.