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The circumstances we see in those photos are sad though. Those kids are not barefoot out of choice, they are barefoot out of poverty for the most part.
I grew up in Alabama during the 50s. We didn’t like wearing shoes. Never had more than one pair of shoes, two pair of pants, 2 shirts and 4 pair of underwear. Dad made $100 per week. We didn’t think we were poor. I’m happy I didn’t have to work a full time job like some of these kids, though. They look tired and hopeless. I never was taught about the history of child labor in our country.
