All weekend long on booktv. For a complete schedule visit booktv. Org. In 1936, five years before they published let us now praise famous men, james agee and photographer walker evans produced a feature article for Fortune Magazine titled cotton tenants. It was about three poor families in alabama living through the great depression. The 30,000 word article and accompanying photos were never published by fortune, but cotton tenants was discovered decades later in a collection of agees manuscripts housed at the university of tennessee. During this event hosted by the Jimmy Carter Library and museum, editor john summers leads a Panel Discussion about the book and the work of james agee and walker evans. Carter library, president ial library here in atlanta, georgia. Im thrilled to be moderating this illustrious panel tonight. I think we will begin by introducing the book that we are going to be talking about, cotton tenants. James agee, walker evans. We will get started. In 1936, Fortune