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[Detail] Strawberry pickers near Lakeland, Florida

Lesson Preparation

Materials

• Primary Source Analysis Tool

Resources

America From the Great Depression to World War II, 1935-1945
A two-part collection of depression era and pre-World War II photographs, primarily in black and white, with some later images in color.

• Use the State and Country Index under Florida in the black and white photos to find agricultural and city scenes from Belle Glade to Winter Haven.
• Use the State and Country Index under Florida in the color photos to find images of Belle Glade and its migratory workers.

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Life histories collected by the federal writers of the Works Progress Administration

• Excerpt of "He Never Wanted Land Till Now"

• Florida Photograph Gallery
• Teachers Guide to Analyzing Photographs and Prints