See Lange's photos of the migrant family » "She asked my mother if ... The photograph helped define the Great Depression, yet McIntosh says her mom didn't let it define her, although the picture ...

Families were displaced, and many became migrant workers ... “The Migrant Mother” quickly became a symbol of the Great Depression, capturing the attention and sympathy of the public.

The Great Depression began in the United States ... The photograph became a touchstone for humanizing the widespread plight ...

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Houston, Texas — The Trump administration is reviving the controversial practice of detaining migrant families with children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, the latest front in ...

LOWELL — The number of migrant and other families staying at UMass Lowell’s former Inn & Conference Center is declining, and new admissions to the emergency shelter on Warren Street have also ...