The Agricultural Adjustment Act
During President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) was established to restore agricultural prosperity during the great depression. Committees were formed that often were made up of white landowners who were interested in obtaining more farmlands for themselves. Black farmers were often excluded from serving on these committees and thus struggled to challenge the decisions made by the committees in their areas. This program created a structure that allowed those in power to allot less land to African American farmers.