December 14, 2025
Tag: migrant labor
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A Card Without a Caption
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A picture without a story? No Sir! A Postcard Without a Caption A friend who knows I collect postcards showing people at work gave me this card and asked, “What’s happening, here!” I thanked my friend and sent out on a search to find what was happening in this picture. The card is a white…
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December 29, 2021 6 Comments
Cotton was king in the American South and west from before the Civil War into World War II. Picking cotton was backbreaking work for slaves and later tenant farmers and sharecroppers. So why did Blytheville, Arkansas hold a Cotton Picking Contest from 1941 until 1961?