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Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two: In this lesson, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Great Depression about the effects of the Fair Labor Standards Act on North Carolina's tobacco bag stringers.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: This article introduces the concept of tobacco bag stringing and discusses its importance as a source of income for women in North Carolina and Virginia during the Great Depression. Adapted for elementary students.; Format: article; Adapted by Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity six: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will read and evaluate primary source stories from the Federal Writer’s Project.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression: Images and text from a report in the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill documenting tobacco bag stringing work in North Carolina and Virginia in 1939.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity two: This activity for grades 3–6 will teach students how examining photographs can help them to better understand the past. This activity can be used as an introduction to looking at primary source photographs.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity one: This activity for grades 3–6 will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was and why it was important to communities in North Carolina and Virginia. Students will read and analyze an adapted introductory article about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Educator's guide: Elementary lesson plans Elementary lesson plans based upon Tobacco Bag Stringing: Life and Labor in the Depression will help students understand what tobacco bag stringing was, study primary source documents and visuals,...; Format: lesson plan

Mrs. Cornelia Neal: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.11; NEAL, MRS. CORNELIA, (colored), age 66, husband 70; two children and four grandchildren living with her. INCOME: They raise some of their food and a little tobacco. HOME CONDITIONS: The house has eight rooms and there are 62 acres of land. they own 2 mules,...

Primary source letters lesson plan: In Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity two, page 1; This is one of a series of activities that will help educators use the Tobacco Bag Stringing project materials in their classrooms. Throughout the series students will learn about tobacco stringing, study primary source...; Format: lesson plan; By Pauline S. Johnson.

Tobacco bag stringing: Elementary activity three: In this activity for grades 3–6, students will read and evaluate primary source letters from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection. This should be done after Activity one, which is the introductory activity about tobacco bag stringing.; Format: article (grade 3–5 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum: Visit Duke Homestead or take an online tour, which not only features the history of the Duke family, their tobacco endeavors, and their homestead, but also contains a collection of original cigarette commercials and a movie of the tobacco bagging process.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mrs. Eugenia Allen: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.10; ALLEN, MRS. EUGENIA, (colored); married and has three children and four grandchildren living with her; aged 51; husband aged 59. Reside at Reidsville, N.C. INCOME: They raise corn and tobacco to sell, and all the food they need. Taxes are about $35.00 a year...

Tobacco Farm Life Museum: This history museum provides "an informative insight into early 20th century farm family life."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Tying tobacco: Three women work at tying tobacco.; Format: image/photograph

Harvesting tobacco: Men work to harvest tobacco by hand. A mule pulls a wagon or cart.; Format: image/photograph

Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity three: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the Tobacco Bag Stringing collection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Barning the tobacco: Two men "barning" tobacco, packing it for storage in a barn.; Format: image/photograph

Letter of April 7, 1939: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 1.5; MORSE BAG COMPANY East Bend, North Carolina. April 7, 1939. Mr. Sherlock Bronson, Richmond, Virginia. Dear Sir: In compliance with your request of March 28th, I am glad to give you an idea of my experience in working with tobacco bags. My mother and father,...

Tobacco seedbeds: Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Leacey Royal: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.4; MRS. LEACEY ROYAL, aged 27, married and has 4 children. Husband is 29. They reside in Reddies River, N.C. INCOME: Husband works on P.W.A. sixteen days a month and gets $24. They have no other income. EXPENSES: They use everything they make for food. Taxes...

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