Eyes on Vintage

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Vintage Photo

The fortunes of this black family, pictured in August 1940, living on a plantation on Bayou Bourbeau in Natchitoches, Louisiana, have likely changed little since their ancestors were freed from slavery. An FSA cooperative aimed to give them the opportunity to earn more wealth
Source: Library of Congress, Marion Post Wolcott

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