MS - Chitterlings, Fish, and Sugarcane Sold in Black Neighborhood, 1939

On a Saturday afternoon in 1939, Marion Post Wolcott, an FSA photographer, captured this vibrant street scene in the African American neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Vendors sold chitterlings (pig intestines), fish, and sugarcane, showcasing the diverse culinary traditions and entrepreneurial spirit of the Black community in the segregated South during the Great Depression era. This image provides a glimpse into the social and economic life of African Americans in the Mississippi Delta.

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