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Americus Georgia, circa 1935

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View of unidentified African American women sorting, and shelling peanuts at a factory in Americus, Georgia.Americus Georgia was founded in 1832. It was a major cotton center and the first city in Georgia to use electric street cars.

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Atlanta History Center

Record Harvested From

Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Agricultural Laborers
  3. Agriculture
  4. Americus
  5. Cities And Towns
  6. Georgia
  7. Harvesting
  8. Peanuts

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