Tobacco Sharecropper in North Carolina July 1939

A tobacco sharecropper stands ready to return to the field in Person County, North Carolina. Created in July 1939, this image shows the significant role of sharecropping in Southern agriculture. Sharecropping emerged after the Civil War, allowing many families to work land in exchange for a share of the crop. This practice deeply influenced rural economies and labor relations in the region.

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