So how many black farmers were there?

If you don't understand the title, you probably don't know about the Pigford lawsuit in which Shirley Sherrod was involved (where in the heck has she gone, btw?). These farmers won $13 million from the government in a lawsuit, and an additional 1.2$ BILLION is promised. But there's a question about this lawsuit. Read Zombie over at Pajamas Media;

I’m confused.

If there are only 39,697 African-American farmers grand total in the entire country, then how can over 86,000 of them claim discrimination at the hands of the USDA? Where did the other 46,303 come from?

Now, if you’re confused over what the heck I’m even talking about, let’s go back to the beginning of the story:

Pigford v. Glickman

And, yes, the original lawsuit was called Reparations.