FDR: “The success of Southern agriculture is dependent in great part upon…”

On the recordDecember 13, 1935

The success of Southern agriculture is dependent in great part upon the industry, intelligence and thrift of the Negro farmers.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Statement on the New Agricultural Building at Tuskegee Institute

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FDR: “The success of Southern agriculture is dependent in great part upon the industry, intelligence and thrift of the Negro…”