Pine Bluff, AR: The Epicenter of Pigford Fraud

Here's a couple of stories about Emma Brooks and what she learned about Pigford in Pine Bluff

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   String of jobs paralleled trail of accusations | Jacksonville.com

   jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091205/met_19742852.shtml‎

   Sep 12, 2005 – Emma Brooks' comings and goings testify to academia's long-standing... But in meetings in churches and other venues around Pine Bluff, Ark., ...

2. Ohio woman arrested in black farmers fraud | Jacksonville.com

   jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/080905/met_19453607.shtml‎

   Aug 9, 2005 – Former Edward Waters administrators Emma Brooks and Daniel ... there were about two dozen minority farms in the Pine Bluff area, but more .

It's worth noting that three of the lead plaintiffs of the Women's Farmer case are from Pine Bluff.