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Look Back: Sharecroppers, 1939
Date: 1/20/2012
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Photo by Arthur Witman and Jack Schutz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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The Rev. Owen Whitfield, an evicted sharecropper and a leader of the protest, became vice president of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. He, his wife and their 11 children had worked on a farm in Missouri's Bootheel. During the protests along the highways, Whitfield traveled to St. Louis and spoke on Jan. 22, 1939, at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers hall, 1722 Washington Avenue. About 600 people attended the meeting and contributed $100 for the sharecroppers by passing hats. (Post-Dispatch).
Caption: The Rev. Owen Whitfield, an evicted sharecropper and a leader of the protest, became vice president of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union. He, his wife and their 11 children had worked on a farm in Missouri's Bootheel. During the protests along the highways, Whitfield traveled to St. Louis and spoke on Jan. 22, 1939, at the Amalgamated Clothing Workers hall, 1722 Washington Avenue. About 600 people attended the meeting and contributed $100 for the sharecroppers by passing hats. (Post-Dispatch). Album ID: 1399124 Photo ID: 39847302
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