dec 30, 1926 - H.O. Sargent, a federal
agent for agricultural
education for AfricanAmericans
at the U.S.
Office of Education, and
G.W. Owens, a teachertrainer
at Virginia State
College, write the first constitution
and bylaws
for the New Farmers of
Virginia, an organization
for African-American
agriculture students. The
organization holds its first
state rally that same year.