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Near Douglas, Georgia, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Near Douglas, Georgia, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Douglas, Georgia. "You don't have to worriate so much and you've got time to raise somp'n to eat." The program to eliminate the risk and uncertainty of a one-crop system meets the approval of this sharecropper. She sits on the porch and sorts tobacco
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This evocative photograph, titled "Near Douglas, Georgia. You don't have to worry so much and you've got time to raise something to eat," was captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in 1938. The image depicts an African American sharecropper, seated on an old armchair on her porch, sorting tobacco leaves with a calm expression on her face. The scene exudes a sense of quiet resilience, as the sharecropper seems to find solace in the simple pleasures of her rural life. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the Great Depression era in the United States, a time of widespread poverty and economic hardship. The sharecropper's relaxed posture and the absence of worry lines on her face suggest that she has found some measure of relief in the New Deal programs, such as the Farm Security Administration (FSA), which aimed to provide assistance to farmers and rural communities affected by the Depression. The photograph also speaks to the agricultural way of life in the rural South during this period. The tobacco leaves scattered around the sharecropper and the tobacco plants visible in the background underscore the importance of agriculture to the community. The porch, with its worn furniture, serves as a symbol of the sharecropper's home and the simple comforts she finds there. Dorothea Lange's masterful use of light and shadow, as well as her ability to capture the human spirit in the face of adversity, make this photograph a powerful testament to the enduring human spirit and the resilience of rural communities during the Great Depression.
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