Most Regular Folks never heard of Don Burger from Iowa, the late Donald W. Burger, was
a giant in the civil rights movement, he worked in the Department of Justice, he helped get the
Emmit Till bill passed, he fought out of his own pocket, for farmers, who were being defrauded
by the USDA, and he took many of us to Capital Hill, requesting hearings, with the joint judiciary
committee of Congress and Senate.
Mine was one of several Farm families, that Don, helped to get to Washington, We were one of the
farm families that he called his half dozen and to some it was Burgers Six, although sometimes
the number went up and down as the farmers finally lawyer-ed up.
Mr. Burger, introduced several of us farmers who had something in their individual cases, in common.
Some common similarities were unanswered complaints sent to the Office of Civil Rights,
Fraud, Mail Fraud,Honest Service Fraud, Collusion, Conspiracy, Conspiracy to commit Fraud,
Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Theft, Character Assassination,Tampered Documents & Mail,
Forgery, Dealing in Forged Securities,Refusal of Payments, and sum certain payoffs, intimidation, harassment, Title 42 Violations, Torts, (they admit to these), Bonuses for Foreclosures, Destruction of Personal Property, Theft of Personal Property, Securitization,Trespass, Title 18 Violations, Discrimination, Non-Compliance of Their own Rules and Regulations, Denial of loans to some, Wire Taping, GPS Tracking, Unlawful Search & Seisures, Many Ammendamant Violations, Battery, Unlawful Detainments, Police Brutality,
Rustling Cattle and Livestock, Cruelty To Animals, Mental and Physical Abuses to Children of the Farmers, this list can continue on and on.
Desperation, Deprivation, the Legacy People continue to put there own in the local Courts, and collution isnt just in the Federal Arena, Indiana is only one of the States that has networks of
families, and or social clubs who are using area planning commisions and Farm Service Agency,
and U. S. Geological Survey maps, to deprive land owners of their land, minerals, natural gas,
other valuable considerations, and destruction of vast amounts of historical landmarks, such as
the Underground Railroad, Native American(indian) Mounds, the true land marks of the First American Survays.
They spent trillions of stolen $, to hide what they were doing, and yet some of the most horrible
people are still working where they can continue doing harm to these farmers, whose families , blood, sweat, and tears, worked the lands, and some even before the taxation was installed.
We must Have No Fear, and Stand and Fight Together.
Before I go there is something I must address, about Don Burger, he gave his life for what he believed, if you dont believe me, listen to this...
Don Burger knew he was dieing and yet he continued to travel to Washington and all across this great land, on a daily basis since I was introduced to him in February 2007, Don or I called each other several times a day, if I didn't hear from him I called him, If I didn't get him I was given his sister's number to call to check on him, before this call which I made several times
I'd call the farmers that Don introduced me to, on three way calls, in person, at marches, inDC
when Don knew time was emmeinate, he called "Don's Farmers and told us he was having his
deathbed statement recorded,by, Sydney Perceful,and Dennis Chase, was supposed to take over for him, both was disrespectfull to a good man and made promises they didn't intend to keep, At this point not one of the "Don's Farmer's have gotten a copy of the disc, not even Lawrence Lucas, who was a trusted person,and advocate, he was also supposed to get one, and didn't .
One farmer even paid the fees for Ms. Perceful's Recording of Don's Death Bed Statement, last I
heard, not even he recieved a copy.
Supposedly, The Attorney General Eric Holder was given these copies and that's been that.
Altough Don made another call to me his hospice was changed and he was supposed to be having a meeting w Attorney General Holder and Secretary Tom Vilsack concerning these "Don's Farmer's " about there situations and the wrongs done them at the hand of the USDA and it's employees.
The day he died I spoke with Don and he was optimistic concerning the talks and his recorded statement, his siter Linda knows of this call. Don was so weak that I didnt call the next day, I recieved a call from another farmer from Kansas saying that my good friend Don Burger had passed. And now there is a void for a half to a dozen farmers still fighting the Good Fight.
Not to mention his family, and the Civil Rights Movement. We all Miss you Don Burger.
A call to AG Holder and Sec of Ag Vilsack to keep your promises to a dieing man and do the right thing for the farmers. Make them whole. Make us whole, again, My husband Jerry still holding on, he still wants to go home to die. this hasn't changed since I said it in Washington at the W3 Confernce, May12-14,2008.
by: Melissa Seaver, Scottsburg, Indiana (812)752-6611
