Cotton Complications

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Image courtesy of Russell Lee, “Bales of cotton in gin yard. West, Texas,” photograph. Library of Congress, 1939, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017784916/.
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McLennan County’s abundance of cotton crops attracted large numbers of migrant workers.  Prior to the introduction of the Bracero Program in Texas, local farmers were struggling to find adequate labor to care for and harvest their crops, resulting in a decrease in cotton production and quality.

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By Maria Petrolia
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