Assess the Following as Probably True,as Probably False,as Requiring Further

question 57

Short Answer

Assess the following as probably true,as probably false,as requiring further documentation before judgment,or as a claim that cannot properly be evaluated.Consider both the nature of the claim and the source.
Huddie Ledbetter ("Leadbelly")was not only a writer and performer of songs but also an unusually powerful man.Alan Lomax,the historian of American folk music,wrote that "in the Texas Penitentiary he was the number one man in the number one gang on the number one farm in the state-the man who could carry the lead row in the field for 12 or 14 hours a day under the broiling July and August sun." He could pick a bale of cotton in a day-that's 500 pounds!
-Adapted from liner notes to the record Leadbelly (Everest recording FS-202)

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Definitions:

UAW

Stands for United Auto Workers, a labor union in the United States representing workers in the automotive industry among other sectors, known for negotiating for workers' rights and benefits.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

New Deal legislation passed in 1933 that established the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) to improve agricultural prices by limiting market supplies; declared unconstitutional in United States v. Butler (1936).

Farm Prices

The monetary value assigned to agricultural products, which can fluctuate based on factors such as supply, demand, and market conditions.