The discrimination was the subject of the Pigford v. Glickman lawsuit brought by members of the National Black Farmers Association, which resulted in two settlement agreements of $1.25 billion in 1999 and of $1.15 billion in 2009.
这一歧视是皮克福德诉克里案的主题，这一诉讼案由美国全国黑人农民协会的成员上诉，结果达成了两份解决协议，分别是1999年价值12.5亿的解决协议和2009年价值11.5亿的解决协议。