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Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season, Memphis, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
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Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season, Memphis, Tennessee, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Memphis, Tennessee. Cotton hoers are transported to the fields daily during the season. Truck drivers are paid by the planters and serve as "runners" to recruit the men. Trucks leave at five o'clock in the morning for the Arkansas Delta plantations. Hoers are paid one dollar a day
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This evocative photograph, captured by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Great Depression in 1937, portrays a scene of daily life in the agricultural heartland of the United States. The image shows a group of African American cotton pickers being transported to the fields in the back of an open truck. Dressed in simple work clothes and hats, they appear to be crammed together, some perched precariously on the truck bed or clinging to the sides for balance. In the foreground, a man in a fedora watches as the truck departs, likely serving as a runner or recruiter for the plantation owners. The photograph is a poignant reminder of the harsh realities of farm labor during this era. The men, who are paid just one dollar a day, are being taken to the Arkansas Delta plantations, where they will spend long hours under the hot sun picking cotton. The trucks leave early in the morning, at five o'clock, to make the most of the daylight hours. The overcrowding in the truck bed is a testament to the desperate need for work and the limited resources available to these men. This photograph was taken during Lange's tenure with the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a New Deal agency that aimed to provide relief to rural areas affected by the Great Depression. Lange's powerful and emotive images helped to bring attention to the plight of America's rural population and played a significant role in shaping public perception of the era. Today, this photograph stands as a testament to the resilience and determination of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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