Children Harvesting Sweet Potatoes Mississippi 1938

Children harvest sweet potatoes in a field near Laurel, Mississippi, in November 1938. This scene illustrates the labor of sharecroppers, who relied on seasonal crops for their livelihoods. In the late 1930s, the agricultural economy was crucial for many families in the South, with sweet potatoes being a staple crop in Mississippi.

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