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Title
Atlantic Coast Stream of Migrant Farm Workers
Description
Map shows a somewhat idealized pattern of migrant farm labor on the east coast during the mid-twentieth century. As many as an estimated 58,000 workers in 1949 followed harvests northward. They were primarily Black, and worked in "areas of intensive vegetable and fruit production with high labor requirements" (4). In New York state, those crops usually were potatoes and apples. Seasonal migration declined along with the number of farms and a tendency for workers to remain year-round in a particular location.
Creator
U.S. Agricultural Research Service
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Date
1955-01
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
William H. Metzler, Migratory Farm Workers in the Atlantic Coast Stream: A Study in the Belle Glade Area of Florida (Circular #966), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jan. 1955.
Format
jpeg, 557 KB
Type
Still image
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Printed map