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Picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia

Launey & Goebel Photographersca. 1867-1890

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Likely taken after the Civil War, this photograph shows African American laborers picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia.

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Title: Picking cotton in Savannah, Georgia
Creator: Launey & Goebel Photographers
Date Created: ca. 1867-1890
Location Created: Savannah, Georgia
Subject Keywords: Reconstruction, work, 13th Amendment, sharecropping
Original Source: Library of Congress
Rights: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

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