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Subject: Fwd: Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Small Farmers to Boycott Dollar General for Discrimination by Heirs holdings of Local Bank
From: Lawrence Lucas <lawrlcl@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 7:48 PM
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Sent: 4/11/2018 9:15:17 AM Eastern Standard Time
Subject: Fwd: Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Small Farmers to Boycott Dollar General for Discrimination by Heirs holdings of Local Bank
From: The Cowtown Foundation Inc.
P.O. BOX 422
Arrington, Tn 37014
To: Michael Calbert-Chairman of The Board
Todd Vasos-Chief Executive Officer
Dollar General Corporation
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettesville, Tn 37072
Dear Board of Directors of Dollar General,
On May 29, 2014, Steve Turner and Jay Turner, in collusion with federal employees, illegally foreclosed on a 72 acre farm in Alvaton, Ky. This farm belong to me, a Black Farmer protected by a moratorium provision in the 2008 Farm Bill. Steve Turner and Jay Turner were fully aware of the provision and Farmers National Bank’s involvement in this illegal foreclosure.
The Cowtown Foundation Inc. fully recognizes the right for American Citizens and Corporations to be heard. Unlike the opportunity that I did not receive, it is obvious that The Turner Family has ability to reach in unprecedented judicial and administrative areas. The Turner Family, founders of your corporation, profited more than $145,000 from their stake as first lien holders on my farm. This profit was a result of the USDA striking a deal with Farmers National Bank by not collecting the overture of the sale of the farm. The amount, plus interest, that has been passed on to me.
As the founder and The Cowtown Foundation Inc., a Tennessee Corporation, that specializes in minority farmers rights at the administrative level, we are asking for a response from you, due to the fact that The Turners are large stakeholders in Dollar General. On April 25, 2018, a large group of farmers are filing suit against the USDA for the same types of illegal actions aforementioned. However, we are not going to stop there. We are also going to boycott any person and/or their financial interest, both nationally and locally until these farmers are made whole by the participating parties or their interests.
If you would like to speak with me, feel free to call at anytime or if you would like to settle or make whole the wrongdoings of Steve Turner and Jay Turner, please call my attorney before April 22, 2018. You can reach Josh Booker at 832 454 4282. If you choose to do neither, we will announce a National Boycott against Dollar General by all small farmers, in conjunction with multiple civil rights and designated farmer groups. In addition, we will also locally boycott Farmers National Bank, Marketstreet Enterprises and all shops and housing within Nashville’s Gulch area, Capstar Bank and Capstar Financial Holdings.
Sincerely,
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Corey LeaCowtown Foundation Inc.
P.O. BOX 422
Arrington, Tn. 37014
615 308 7787
NAACP DC Branch Office
1000 U Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20001
Cal Turner, Jr.
610 Franklin Road.
Brentwood, TN 37027
Steve Turner
138 2nd Ave., N., Ste. 200
Nashville, TN 37201-1926
Jay Turner
MarketStreet Enterprises
124 12th Ave S Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37203
Senate Committee on Agriculture
328 a Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
House Agriculture Committee
1301 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
420 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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