A Black "Heritage Farm" in Iowa

A Story of Rural Success for Black Farmers

Kossuth Western and his wife, Clara Moore Lucas Western, with their children Frances, Todd, Alma, Myra, and Lena Lucas Benning, a daughter from Clara’s previous marriage. (Photo from Charlene (Western) Montgomery’s collection, thanks to Cedar Rapids Gazette)

I’m going to depart from the theme of Black Female heroes in America today to tell another story.…