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Black farmers sleeping in White camp room

Black farmers sleeping in White camp room

Image: Black farmers sleeping in White camp room in warehouse. They often must remain overnight or several days before their tobacco is auctioned. Durham, North Carolina, November 1930.

Photographer: Marion Post Wolcott, 1910-1990, who worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression documenting poverty, the Jim Crow South, and deprivation.
Source: LOC

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