News & Resources

Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Passing of Amelia Boynton Robinson

27 Aug 2015
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on the passing of Amelia Boynton Robinson, a key civil rights leader and former employee of the Department of Agriculture, where she worked to ensure that rural African Americans across the South had access to resources and information about food production and processing, nutrition and healthcare:

Read More