Cotton pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Two young black boys standing in a cotton field in Pulaski County, Arkansas. October 1935.
Questions:
How old do these young boys look?
Where are they and what are they doing?
Do you believe they should be picking cotton at such a young age?
Why would they have to pick cotton at their age?
What do you think they’re feeling at the time of this photo?
How do you think these Arkansans were affected by the Great Depression?