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Photos: The Somalis of Fort Morgan Colorado

A small town adjusts to an influx of African immigrants. Photographs by Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America

September 27, 2013 12:11PM ET
Somalis play dominoes at a Somali-owned cafe and in Fort Morgan, August 13, 2013. Many Somali refugees have moved to the town in recent years, lured by the possibility of decent jobs at Cargill’s local meat-packing plant that require very little language skills.
Somalis play dominoes at a Somali-owned cafe and in Fort Morgan, August 13, 2013. Many Somali refugees have moved to the town in recent years, lured by the possibility of decent jobs at Cargill’s local meat-packing plant that require very little language skills. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
A man watches television in a Somali-owned restaurant. Several Somali businesses have cropped up in Fort Morgan catering to a wave of refugees who come to the rural town in search of work at the local slaughterhouse.
A man watches television in a Somali-owned restaurant. Several Somali businesses have cropped up in Fort Morgan catering to a wave of refugees who come to the rural town in search of work at the local slaughterhouse. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
The Cargill plant employs more than 2,100 people, almost one third of them from East Africa.
The Cargill plant employs more than 2,100 people, almost one third of them from East Africa. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
New Cargill employees, most of them Somali, listen to an orientation class in a room attached to the slaughterhouse.
New Cargill employees, most of them Somali, listen to an orientation class in a room attached to the slaughterhouse. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
A Somali employee at the Cargill plant relaxes between shifts at a Somali-owned café in Fort Morgan.
A Somali employee at the Cargill plant relaxes between shifts at a Somali-owned café in Fort Morgan. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
Somalis play dominoes between shifts at the café.
Somalis play dominoes between shifts at the café. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
Hassan Daahir helps Somali refugees wire money back home to Somalia at the Mustaqal Express, a Fort Morgan business run by community leaders who help refugees navigate their new lives in the town.
Hassan Daahir helps Somali refugees wire money back home to Somalia at the Mustaqal Express, a Fort Morgan business run by community leaders who help refugees navigate their new lives in the town. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
Mohamed Hassan participates in evening prayer at a Somali business in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Mohamed Hassan participates in evening prayer at a Somali business in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America
High school student Mohamad Ibnu Ahmed and a friend talk outside a Somali-owned store close to the Cargill plant. Ahmed’s mother works in the plant, and he dreams of going to college in the United States after he graduates this year.
High school student Mohamad Ibnu Ahmed and a friend talk outside a Somali-owned store close to the Cargill plant. Ahmed’s mother works in the plant, and he dreams of going to college in the United States after he graduates this year. Matt Slaby/LUCEO for Al Jazeera America

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