Migration Series No.13: The crops were left to dry and rot. There was no one to tend them

30.5 cm

45.7 cm

Migration Series No.13: The crops were left to dry and rot. There was no one to tend them is a Harlem Renaissance Tempera and Hardboard Painting created by Jacob Lawrence from 1940 to 1941. It lives at the The Phillips Collection in the United States. The image is © 2020 Jacob Lawrence / ARS New York, and used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Political Works. Source

Migration Series No.41: The South was desperate to keep its cheap labor. Northern labor agents were jailed or forced to operate in secrecy

1940-1941

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1940-1941

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Migration Series No.13: The crops were left to dry and rot. There was no one to tend them

Migration Series No.41: The South was desperate to keep its cheap labor. Northern labor agents were jailed or forced to operate in secrecy

Migration Series No.56: The African American professionals were forced to follow their clients in order to make a living

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Migration Series No.17: Tenant farmers received harsh treatment at the hands of the planter