Fort Benning Workers Camp

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During World War II migrant workers and their families took up residence in makeshift camps like this one near Fort Benning in Columbus. The metal shelters pictured here rented for $10 a month, and trailer space rented for $2 a month.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Fort Benning Workers Camp

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