Untitled (44UN-58-068), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), 1958
Todd Webb
Gelatin silver print
Courtesy of the Todd Webb Archive L2020.85.16
Not on View
Tobacco was once Southern Rhodesia’s main export. Walking from bale to bale, inspecting the quality of the tobacco leaves, these men prepare for an auction. It is important to note that all of the men trading the product are white, while most of the workers on the tobacco farms were Black. De facto racial segregation created systemic inequities in Southern Rhodesia that lasted for decades of political transition and persist today.
Image: In Copyright. Courtesy of the Todd Webb Archive