Help Me Bear It All

This cloudcast is part of a set I DJed for the Raleigh Durham Blues Dancers back in November of 2013. Alcohol-free, close-partner dancing (not necessarily couples) to great DJ or live music.

The photo, "Picking Cotton", was captured by Lewis W. Hine in 1916.

Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States. In 1930, he was hired to photograph construction of the Empire State Building. His camera documented hard times during the Great Depression for the Red Cross and also the WPA.

The last years of his life were filled with professional struggles due to loss of government and corporate patronage. Few people were interested in his work, past or present, and Hine lost his house and applied for welfare before passing away in 1940.

For my musical tribute to all those who choose social work as their life mission, check out http://www.mixcloud.com/ChuckyT/social-work/