Children of Negroes dressed in Sunday best for ceremonies, memorial services.
All Saint's Day, New Roads, Louisiana, November 1938
Mrs. Erasty Emvich in her kitchen. Mrs. Emvich is the wife of a tenant farmer and mother of twelve children, eleven of them living. Near Battle Ground, Indiana, March 1937
Mrs. Ray Allen and two of her children in their home
near Black River Falls, Wisconsin, June 1937
One of Erasty Emvich's sons weaving a rug in farmhouse near Battle Ground, Indiana. Mr. Emvich, tenant farmer and father of twelve children, also weaves in his spare time, March 1937
Prizewinning stallion bought with Farm Services Administration loan to
serve cooperative group in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, Summer 1939
Railroad workers, Port Barre, Louisiana, October 1938
Some of the residents of the transient camp operated by the state
of Michigan at Hagerman Lake. About a hundred men are quartered here,
mostly old lumberjacks, miners, and other unemployables. Some of these
men stay for just a short time. When men come to camp they are usually
undernourished. April-May 1937
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Washday at the FSA (Farm Security Administration)
Camelback Farms, Phoenix, Arizona, February-March 1942
only racists calls someone a negro...you should use the word African-american.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, thank you for your comment.
DeleteI use the original captions for the photos on this site. The purpose of this site is to present historical photos and the historical context for them, which, when African Americans are involved, almost always involves racism. My guess is that during the 1930s and 1940s, "negro" was probably the most polite term for black people that was then in use. I avoid using terms like "colored" and "darky" (and the worse ones) even if they are in the original captions.
ATTENTION rfsarsie, I the producer of a documentary honoring African American/Black farmers and sharecropper families.We are in our post production phase and finalizing archival images and video to support our interviews and narrations. In our research, we came across several photos that you posted. i understand that you are not the owner of these archival photos,However, if you would help us identify the source/owner for several photos you posted if would be deeply appreciated. I do not know how to reach you as the blogger link does not provide a contact. I hope this reaches you and please kindly respond at your earliest.
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