These pictures depict the life of black tenant farmers and their families who lived and worked in the rural South as the Great Depression drew to an end.
The colour photographs show African American men and women working in cotton plantations and tobacco farms, as well as pictures of them fishing and relaxing.
Taken during the World War II, the series of photos capture the life of workers and their families across several states, including Mississippi and Louisiana.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113456/Great-Depression-Deep-South-Remarkable-photographs-African-American-labourers-daily-life.html#ixzz1oruLWINO
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