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Migration in relation to Alabama agriculture


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dc.contributor.authorDavis, P. O. (Posey Oliver), 1890-1973en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-01T04:41:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-07-01T04:41:31Zen_US
dc.date.issued1940-08-16en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/48883
dc.descriptionThis document describes the migration loss of farm laborers from Alabama. It includes a historical overview of the Alabama farm labor situation from the early 1800s through the 1930s and points out the economic reasons why black laborers especially left Southern farms to seek industrial jobs in the North. It also describes efforts by the Extension Service to reduce the loss of farm laborers by providing educational support.en_US
dc.description"Prepared for the special Congressional committee investigating interstate migration of destitute citizens, meeting in Montgomery, Ala., August 14-16, 1940." Caption title.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectMigrant laboren_US
dc.subjectMigrant agricultural laborersen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectMigration, Internal -- Alabamaen_US
dc.titleMigration in relation to Alabama agricultureen_US

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