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These cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for $1.00 near Clarksdale, Mississippi, June-July 1937.

These cotton hoers work from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for $1.00 near Clarksdal...

Public domain photograph of Dorothea Lange, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, widely recognized for ... More

Josh Taylor, Negro Foreman who has been on place for fifty three years, Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi.

Josh Taylor, Negro Foreman who has been on place for fifty three years...

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African American cotton plantation workers, hired as day laborers, walking next to cotton field at Hopson Plantation, Clarksdale, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, August 1940.
Negro day laborers brought in by truck from nearby towns, waiting to be paid off and buy supplies, for cotton picking inside plantation store, Friday night, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, October 1939.

Negro day laborers brought in by truck from nearby towns, waiting to b...

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The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson Cotton Plantation in Arkansas, 43 miles distant, June 1937.

The last truckload of cotton hoers from Memphis bound for the Wilson C...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Cotton is king - A plantation scene, Georgia.

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.