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Discussion 8_History of the US after 1865

Discussion 8_History of the US after 1865

Q What information about Latino farmworkers and their conditions is Dorothea Lange trying to convey to 1930s Americans? What techniques is she using to convey this information?

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Dorothea Lange became one of the most acclaimed documentary photographers in the 20th century because of the images she produced of the Depression-era America. She is remembered for bringing some shocking revelations regarding the sufferings of sharecroppers, farmers and migrant workers that got displaced in the 1930s, etc. Through her photographs, Dorothea Lange tried to reveal the truth of the agribusinesses. She wanted to educate the Americans about the inadequate ways the labor was contracted by the agribusinesses.