Browse Exhibits (3 total)
Voces de Migrantes: After the Harvest in Rural South Carolina
This experimental film employs two methods - oral history and videography - to document the lived experiences of three migrants who are connected to agricultural production in the rural U.S. South. The video unfolds as a series of one-minute shots capturing the rural landscape of Ridge Spring, South Carolina. The scenery is accompanied by three voice recordings of the oral histories as the background narration. The narratives are from a migrant farmworker, an ex-migrant farmworker, and a non-traditional clothing vendor.
In The Shadows: The Harsh Reality of Migrant Workers in the US
A short documentary video talking about the harsh working conditions of migrant workers, highlighting news stories of workers from the South, the H-2A visa program, and the lack of safety precautions and conditions in their jobs.
The Pull of Southern Industries
The Pull of Southern Industries follows migration routes from different southern-based industries: for example, poultry processing during the 1970s-1990s and of seasonal movements of migrant farmworkers throughout the agrarian south in the 1900s. This project focuses on labor-induced migration as many households and individuals who choose to migrate do so for economic betterment.