African American students cutting sugar cane, on

African American students cutting sugar cane, on the 700 acre Marshall Farm, Tuskegee Institute, c. 1902. Students would be paid cash for their labor, and also instructed on how best to do the work. All Tuskegee students worked 6 days a month, with their wages applied to their expenses. Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston (BSLOC_2017_20_140)

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