1999: The U.S. Department of Agriculture -African American farmers lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture settles a 1996 class action lawsuit by agreeing to pay African American farmers $50,000 each, to compensate for a history of biased federal loan practices.

To:

African American farmers

From:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Year of Apology:

1999

Footnote:

http://www.pbs.org/itvs/homecoming/history7.html