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This photo shows a group of workers picking cotton on a seemingly endless cotton field. A notable aspect of this picture would be the wide age range of workers. The picture shows children and adults picking cotton. Interestingly enough, no visible…

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Tsar Alexander II is the person in the middle of the crowd wearing a white and red coat. In his hand, he is holding the emancipation manifesto that he released in 1861. Surrounding him are Russian serfs who have just been liberated, and landowners…

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The workers are being forced to pick cotton, which is grueling and hard because of sharp thorns, very hot days, little water, and little food. They are carrying massive buckets of cotton. They would often have to fill up x number of buckets before…

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These are the descendants of former slaves of the Pettway Plantation. The plantation’s location was in Gees Bend, Alabama, but now the house is abandoned. The plantation was initially named after the first recorded white resident of the area, Joseph…

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The photograph shown here is of a shack-like building in a village outside of Moscow called Bakshandino. Someone can be seen carrying water on their shoulder. This person looks to be a pre-teen girl, but it is difficult to be sure due to the quality…

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This image displays an African American man dressed in frayed and ripped clothing walking as animals dressed in human attire stroll behind him alongside a steamboat and sailboat in the background. The term “Jim Crow” originated in the 1930s-40s as a…

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Until the late 1800s, slave labor was widespread and commonplace in both America. African Americans were forced to work demanding labor jobs during all times of the year with no adequate reward, payment, or compensation. With a lack of proper…

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This photo from 1970 depicts a religious community in Russia about a little over a century after the end of serfdom. The photo is interesting because it shows the livelihoods of the people in this community and it also shows the people themselves…

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William Helmke in front of his one-room shack built by himself.Ninety acre farm, crop share lease owned by lawyer. Iowa
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