A tractor pioneer of the Mississippi Delta. In 1927 he had 160 colored tenant families working his land, in 1936 he won thirty Farmall tractors and employs thirty families on day labor basis. He says, "Now I can make money. Hours are nothing to us. You can't industrialize farming. We in Mississippi know how to treat our niggers"
Summary
Public domain photograph - historical image of Mississippi, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1937
Contributors
Lange, Dorothea, photographer
Location
Delta, 34.42316, -90.12898
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html