Cotton and American Slavery. Share full article. Feb. 16, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from February 16, 1860, Page 1 Buy Reprints.

To learn more about the connection of cotton and slavery, tune in to PBS on October 29, 2013, 8-9 pm ET, for the premiere of episode two of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry ...

Many saw Cotton's remarks as an endorsement of the idea that slavery was a "necessary evil." He says he was only stating what the founders believed.

Historically, the cultivation of cotton was inseparable from the exploitation of enslaved Africans, a system that began in Barbados in 1627 and persisted until the abolition of slavery in 1834.

War, Cotton and Slavery. Share full article. Aug. 27, 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 27, 1861, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Cotton Farmers Describe Somber Situation: ‘We’ve Gone Beyond Losing Money to Now Losing the Farm’ Input costs have climbed and there’s no safety net to be found from a new farm bill.

Mohamed Saleh’s examination of some of the world’s earliest decolonial population censuses has revealed it led to a huge growth in slavery and state-coerced labour. When the American Civil War ...

Afara claims its cotton detection rate is fully 99.8 percent, with picking efficiency currently at 71% (of the “leftover” 20%), with a target picking efficiency rate at more than 90%.

A once-abandoned cotton gin factory that is being renovated into apartments stands beside Autauga Creek in Prattville, Ala., on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The factory's history is tied up in slavery ...

The fashion industry’s record in tracking such abuses in its supply chains has not been good. Some $468 billion of garment imports in the G20 are at risk of modern slavery, equivalent to a third ...

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. The Cotton Economy and Slavery. Clip: Episode 2 | 3m. Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.