Sharecroppers Home New Madrid County Missouri May 1938

A sharecroppers home stands in New Madrid County, Missouri, in May 1938. The image illustrates the living conditions faced by farm workers in Southeast Missouri. Sharecropping, a system that emerged after the Civil War, allowed families to farm land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops. This arrangement often resulted in economic hardship for many.

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