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Larry Russell, 58, is a fourth-generation farmer who works the same 80 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta that his great-grandfather did before him. Photo courtesy James Trimarco

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Banking on Justice: Climbing Out of Poverty in the Mississippi Delta

In the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions in the United States, buying a home is often out of reach. And lenders have a history of unfairness to African …

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