This photograph is from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The image presents a Flood refugee camp, Forrest City, Ark after the Missisipi flood of 1937. In the photo there are many tents lined up. The tents are small and close together, very crowded. All the people in the image are African American, mostly men and children. There are two boys frowning and sitting down. The people who show their face have downhearted and dowel expressions. The people are exiting the camp. Most are wearing jackets and hats. These look to be poor living conditions. Surely a downgrade from their previous homes. Due to the facial expression I am inferring that the people living here are not happy. There are no white people in this refugee camp which shows how different these races were treated after the flood. The tents do not look comfortable for 1 person let alone whole families that have been forced to move here. The ground is very dirty. They look neglected. The sun is out and it could be really hot. This image ties back to my thesis that African American were treated unfairly as to other races when being displaced by the horrible flood. As we see these are horrid living conditions and most of the people living here are African American. This image supports my thesis because it shows the terrible living conditions these displaced African Americans had to endure compared to how people of white skin color were displaced and treated. These are free men and yet we still see the large effects of racism in this country.

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