Another opportunity for leftists to promote racism.
Never having lived in the South (except during Army service) and having been born long after the Depression was over I can't speak of such events from personal experience.However,things of this sort either *did*,or did *not*,occur.If they did this can be considered an "historical novel".If they didn't it's pure fiction.
Either way it's my favorite film of all time.And let's not confuse what very probably *did* happen (occasionally,at least) seventy years with the phony,fraudulent victimization industry of today.