John Boyd Farmers Quotations

We want full restitution ... so black farmers can move on with their lives.

The tobacco buyout is a double-edged sword that cuts sharp and deep. For large-scale white producers, the buyout is a jackpot. Many will become millionaires. Black farmers, however, will receive little. About 12,000 black farmers will receive approximately $300 million - the average black quota holder will receive only $5,000.

The way the consent decree is currently written, thousands of black farmers will not be able to receive their fair due compensation for the simple fact the they don't have the information,