Francis didn’t grow up wanting to be a lawyer. Like many other young boys in the low-income Richmond Heights neighborhood west of Orlando, he wanted to be a professional athlete. “I wanted to be a professional football player. I would be a great athlete and become famous.
Francis said he wrote the book to bring attention to the plight of Black farmers and others who are fighting similar historic battles, including Native American, Hispanic and women farmers. He also thinks it will offer hope to the next generations.