Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton pickers chil

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Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton pickers chil

Kern County, California. Undernourished cotton pickers child listening to speeches of organizer at strike meeting to raise wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents a hundred pounds. Strike unsuccessful. Date 1938 Nov

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California Cents Cotton Hundred Kern Listening Meeting Picker Pounds Raise Seventy Speeches Strike Unsuccessful Wages Ninety Organizer

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This poignant photograph captures the harsh realities of the Great Depression era in Kern County, California, as undersized cotton pickers listen intently to an organizer's impassioned speeches during a strike meeting in November 1938. The children, their faces etched with the signs of malnutrition and fatigue, were among the many laborers seeking to raise their wages from seventy-five cents to ninety cents per hundred pounds of cotton picked. The American Southwest, and particularly Kern County, was a significant cotton-producing region during this time, yet the farmers and laborers endured dire living conditions. The strike, however, proved unsuccessful, leaving the pickers to continue their arduous labor for meager wages. This poignant moment in history serves as a stark reminder of the economic struggles faced by many during this period and the ongoing fight for workers' rights.

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