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Black farmers remember the agricultural accomplishments of their ancestors
and last updated 2021-02-09 12:16:38-05
MONTGOMERY, Ala. â Al Hooks has been a farmer all his life.
âIâm 72, will be 73 in about four months,â Al said.
The business of growing crops to support the family and community has been passed down through generations. His son, Demetrius Hooks, is next in line. He s a fourth-generation farmer.
âWeâve been farming about well over 100 years, Demetrius said. My great grandfather bought the land I guess back in the late 1800s.â
Demetrius says his great grandfather bought the land shortly after the freeing of slaves in the United States.