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The Black Okies

Matt Black's 'The Black Okies' charts the untold history of the black cotton migrants who came to California’s Central Valley during the Great Depression

Matt Black
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Matt Black Former cotton migrant at home. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Texas migrant in her yard. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Mother and son at home. Teviston, California, USA. 2000. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Ninety-six year-old man in his bedroom. Teviston, California, USA. 1999. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Brother and sister play near their home. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Kids at an irrigation pond. Teviston, California, USA. 2000. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Playing on clothesline. Teviston, California, USA. 2000. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Parishioners at the House of Prayer. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Parishioner awaits Sunday school. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Weeding cotton. Allensworth, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Texas migrant at his home. Allensworth, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Fishing in an irrigation canal. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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Matt Black Boy with an old farm truck. Teviston, California, USA. 2001. © Matt Black | Magnum Photos
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