About.For the first time in our history, a major social movement shaking the nation to its bones is being led by youngsters…To be with them, walking a picket line in the rain in Hattiesburg, or sleeping on a cot in a cramped ‘office’ in Greenville; To watch them walk out of the stone jailhouse in Albany; To see them jabbed by the electric prod poles and flung into paddy wagons in Selma; or to link arms and sing the close of a church meeting in the Delta…is to feel the presence of greatness. It is greatness that comes from their relationship to history, and it does not diminish when they are discovered to be human: to make mistakes, or feel fear, to act with envy, or hostility, or even violence.
All Americans owe them a debt. Theirs was the silent generation until they spoke, the complacent generation until they renounced comfort and security to fight for justice in the dank and dangerous hamlets of the Black Belt. Howard Zinn, SNCC: The New Abolitionist |
Established in 2016The Charles Sherrod CDC is the financial arm of its sister organizations that looks to achieve its funding mission through grants, donors and offsetting costs through sales of farmed produce.
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Our QualificationsThe goal is economic empowerment and strategic alliances that fuel future farmers and coops for years to come. With a history of networking and farm training with the Southwest Georgia project (circa 1961) and community land trust knowledge with New Communities Inc (1st CLT in US), we are uniquely aligned and qualified to empower rural farmers.
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Our Team
Shirley Sherrod
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Reverend Charles Sherrod
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Board Members and Staff
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