Cotton Workers at Aldridge Plantation June 1937

A crew of two hundred workers hoe cotton at Aldridge Plantation near Leland, Mississippi, in June 1937. These laborers, mostly former tenant farmers, earned one dollar per day. This scene reflects the harsh realities of agricultural work during the Great Depression, highlighting the significant role of farm labor in the economy of the time.

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