Who started the NFA?

Who started the NFA?

• A. G. W. Owens and J. R. Thomas
• B. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison
• C. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
• D. James A. Garfield and Ulysses S. Grant

Answer: (A)

The NFA, or New Farmers of America, was created to support Black students in vocational agriculture during a time of segregation. G. W. Owens and J. R. Thomas are credited with organizing the group at Tuskegee Institute, leading to its formation in the 1930s. Their role established the NFA as a parallel organization to the FFA for African American students, which later merged with the FFA years after. The other pairs are well-known historical figures from completely different contexts and were not involved in starting the NFA.

The NFA, or New Farmers of America, was created to support Black students in vocational agriculture during a time of segregation. G. W. Owens and J. R. Thomas are credited with organizing the group at Tuskegee Institute, leading to its formation in the 1930s. Their role established the NFA as a parallel organization to the FFA for African American students, which later merged with the FFA years after. The other pairs are well-known historical figures from completely different contexts and were not involved in starting the NFA.