Mrs. Bagget and Children Sharecroppers Laurel Mississippi 1939

Mrs. Bagget stands with her two children in a rural setting near Laurel, Mississippi, in January 1939. This image reflects the life of a sharecropper family during the Great Depression. Sharecropping was a common practice in the South, allowing families to cultivate land in exchange for a share of the crops. This practice profoundly impacted agricultural communities.

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