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Negro tenant farmer on his front porch. This farm is owned by an out-of-state woman and has been rented by this family of Negroes for eleven years. The Negro man says that the agent is changed so often that no one ever takes any interest in the condition of the land or buildings. South of Muskogee,
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Negro tenant farmer on his front porch. This farm is owned by an out-of-state woman and has been rented by this family of Negroes for eleven years. The Negro man says that the agent is changed so often that no one ever takes any interest in the condition of the land or buildings. South of Muskogee,

Lee, Russell · 1939 · photo, print, drawing

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muskogeetenant farms, sharecroppersstructuresruinsnitrate negativesoklahomaunited statestenant farmers
Credit lineNegro tenant farmer on his front porch. This farm is owned by an out-of-state woman and has been rented by this family of Negroes for eleven years. The Negro man says that the agent is changed so ofte. 1939. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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