Farmers at a Cotton Gin
Item
Title
Farmers at a Cotton Gin
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Type
Image
Date
1879
Description
A picture of African American farmers at a local cotton gin in Leon County, Florida. After the Civil War, the tenant and crop-lien system producing cotton became entrenched across the South, including in Leon County.
Genre
Photographs
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 item
Identifier
JGRCMA-COMMC-B047-F004-I001
Topics
Community Interactions
Leon County (Fla.)
Cotton gins and ginning
African American farmers
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)
Physical Location
Community Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.