MS - Black Farmer Discusses Cotton Prices with White Buyer, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939

Here are two product description options for this vintage photograph: Standard Format: MS - Black Farmer Discusses Cotton Prices with White Buyer, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939 This vintage photo from 1939 captures a powerful moment in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, as a black farmer who has brought his cotton samples to town engages in a discussion about prices with a white cotton buyer in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Sponsored by the Farm Security Administration, photographer Marion Post Wolcott documented this scene during an era of profound racial inequality and segregation in the American South. The image sheds light on the complex dynamics of the cotton industry and the daily realities faced by African American farmers.

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