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Milk protest, 1930

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During the Great Depression, rioting farmers dumped cans of milk rather than sell for two cents a quart. In this image, babies and small children of relief workers in Kansas City, United States, protest cuts in funds in the Wyandotte county courthouse on Aug. 7, 1930. During this dark period in American history, millions of people could not afford butter at 39 cents a pound or roast at 21 cents.

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