Winning elections in Mississippi means courting the Black vote, a key strategy Espy mentions. He points out that many farmers have suffered discrimination and loss at the hands of the USDA. Espy also says real change comes when people march to the ballot box, not just the streets.
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Alphonso Michael Espy is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 25th U.S. secretary of agriculture from 1993 to 1994. He was both the first African American and the first person from the Deep South to hold the position. A member of the Democratic Party, Espy previously served as the U.S
