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Child ren’s Work Black & White

Child ren’s Work Black & White. By Olga, Judy Let the Circle Be Unbroken. Our Topic. What kinds of work did the children have to do during the Great Depression?. What We Already Knew, and What We Wanted T o K now.

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Child ren’s Work Black & White

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  1. Children’s WorkBlack &White By Olga, Judy Let the Circle Be Unbroken

  2. Our Topic • What kinds of work did the children have to do during the Great Depression?

  3. What We Already Knew, and What We Wanted To Know • “I found me a job pay $8 a week. Problem is I gotta leave here to get it… Don’t nobody worry about me now,” (277,Let the Circle be Unbroken)

  4. Our Search Process Library of Congress Photo Catalog: Captions: Topic Changes: Ebscohost.com- “child labor 1930” “the Great Depression” - no useful articles at all Children’s live styles during the Great Depression “Children Working” – a lot of useful pictures “Children’s lives”- not a lot of useful and interesting pictures Grolieronline.org- “child labor 1930” “child labor Great Depression” Differences and Similarities of black and white child labor With these searches we gathered 16 photos, then chose the ones that suited our topic best. • “Negron children working” • “White children working” • Coloured photos only • A lot of useful photos Google Search Engine- “children of the Great Depression” “Great Depression 1930” - many useful websites for our topic. Different jobs for children during the Great Depression

  5. What We Have Learned PHOTO ESSAY

  6. Children of migratory laborer at the Agua Fria Migratory Labor Camp, Arizona. Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 May. In the early 1930’s working children were almost unprotected by law. Therefore the working conditions were harsh, and wages were very low. Only in 1938, the “Fair Labor Standards Act” was passed. This Act prohibited the employment of children under the age of 14. Also it declared that children under the age of 16 could work only when schools were not in session. (Fair Labor Standards Act by McKay)

  7. Child labor in the onion field, Delta County, Colorado. Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED1939 Oct. During the Great Depression, as President F.D. Roosevelt stated, “one third of the nation was ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nourished” (Great Depression and new deal). This means that the fate of children was especially hard. Working children under the age of 16 represented about 30% of the population, but were only accounted for 42% of those who received aid because of extreme poverty.(Great Depression and new deal).

  8. Child of impoverished Negro tenant family working on farm. Alabama. Lange, Dorothea, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1936 July. About 25% of the nation’s population lost their jobs during the Great Depression, and the children had to work in order to live a less dreadful life (“Children of Depression”) The girl in the picture on the left is very skinny and wears old worn out clothes. In those days, more than 20% of the nation’s children starved and wore old, dirty clothes at all times. (“How the Depression Affected Children”)

  9. Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvestedDelano, Jack, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 Oct. Food was not easily found, so many people relied on potatoes and dried beans (“Great Depression Life Style for Children”). Due to this fact, children worked a lot in potato farms (as depicted in the left picture). Potato farming was very common, and very important (Schools didn’t open until the potatoes were harvested).

  10. Chicago, Illinois. Newsboy selling the Chicago Defender, a leading Negro newspaper. Delano, Jack, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1942 Apr. During the Great depression, more than 10 million of adult Americans were out of jobs. On the contrary, children continued to work in large numbers, because of the low value of their labor and lack of laws protecting them. At that time many children became the “breadwinners” – the income from their work supported their families. (Child Labor in United States)

  11. Children of day laborer chopping wood near Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1939 June. Young children were hired for mines, canneries, and factories at a very low payment. (Great Depression Lifestyle for Children) Like Stacey and Moe from the novel Let the Circle Be Unbroken, there were a lot of children who worked on farms and factories that ran away. Such children would just hop on to a running train and look for another place to work at. They were called the “Box Car Kids “. Many girls disguised as boys in order to hop on to this train. (Children and the Great Depression)

  12. Oldest child of migrant packinghouse worker's family from Tennessee fixing supper. Her mother and father both work during the day and sometimes until two and three in the morning, leaving the children alone. Belle Glade, Florida. Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer. CREATED/PUBLISHED1939 Jan. Apart from formal working such as farming, girls usually did many of the chores in their houses to help their parents. (Child labor in the 1930’s) A women who was a child in the 1930’s recalls her childhood: “We were always busy. You had chores in those days to do... You came home from school, did your chores, helped with supper, get your lessons, and by that time it's almost bed time.“ (Birdie Farr) (Farming in the 1930’s- Chores) The girl in the picture is also doing chores, like many other girls during these times would. She is indeed almost the same age as Cassie in the novel Let the Circle Be Unbroken, that also was required to help out with various chores.

  13. Negro children fishing in ditch. La Delta Project, Louisiana.Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 May. Children of Pomp Hall, Negro tenant farmer, cracking black walnuts which were grown on the farm, Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23.Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 Feb. During the Great Depression many children were in charge (took great responsibility) of the work that the family did and the house the family lived in. Sometimes, parents ended up being “bossed around” by their own children. At this time, the employment rate of children would sometimes overcome the employment rate of the older generations. (Everyday Life During the Great Depression)

  14. Negro child, nine years old, picking beans. Homestead, Florida.Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1939 Jan. National statistics show that during the Great Depression in 1930, 65.5% of black boys and 43.7% of black girls (age 10-19) worked, as opposed to 43.1% of white boys and 13.1% of white girls. The reason for this lies in the fact that black families had considerably lower income than the white families. This made it necessary for black children to work for their families. (Child Labor in the United States)

  15. Spanish-American girl washing wool, Chamisal, New Mexico.Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 July. The same statistics show that the participation in the work force of children from foreign families exceeded the rate of native workers by 9 percentage points for boys and 16 percentage points for girls. It can also be attributed to the difference in the income between foreign families and native families. (Child Labor in United States)

  16. Children gathering potatoes on a large farm, vicinity of Caribou, Aroostook County, Me. Schools do not open until the potatoes are harvested.Delano, Jack, photographer.CREATED/PUBLISHED1940 Oct. Due to the low value of child labor, children were used in agriculture, textile, and other intensive labor industries. The need to work in order to bring income to the family, affected the children’s education. In some places, schools simply did not open until all the work out in the fields were finished. Due to this, intensive child labor narrowed the children's opportunities to overcome poverty. (Child Labor in United States)

  17. Conclusion Work that Children did in the 1930’s

  18. How We Grew As Researchers… What we learnt… How to format and write a photo essay correctly. How to search for a photograph. How to write captions correctly. How to cite all the information found correctly. Bibliography Captions How to tie a novel in to your essay.. Type in phrases instead of sentences

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