They gained a sense of power simply by being white. In the lower South the majority of slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. Most of these plantations had fifty or fewer slaves ...

Slavery was its fuel. Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy — plantation owners in the South, banks in the North, shipping merchants, and the textile industry in Great Britain.

“When you’re interpreting Louisiana slavery,” says Hatfield, “it’s not better and it’s not worse—it’s just different.” When cotton prices soared, plantation owners were extremely well off and able to ...

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ 2012 wedding at Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens in South Carolina has come under renewed ...

many making references to slavery, following Trump's triumph. Some stated things such as "you have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," while others were even signed "Sincerely ...

The cotton plantation sat on 875-acres of property in Newton and Jasper counties and was home to more than 130 slaves. The area was so large it was once called the "Gaither’s District." ...

First, it reconstructs the individual lives and collective experiences of some 2,000 slaves on two large plantations—Mesopotamia sugar ... was passing from the old seaboard states to the new cotton ...

that show the importance of geography and climate to the growing and transportation of cotton. Good primary sources include the writings of mill operatives, mill and boardinghouse rules and ...

A former 1850s Sea Island cotton plantation near Wappoo Creek, McLeod features "Transition Row," six slave cabins that were home to generations of African Americans from the late 1700s through the ...

It operated mainly as a cotton plantation until the last crop was ... and visitors can tour the McLeod family home as well as the slaves' living quarters. They will also learn about the ...

The cotton used was mostly imported from slave plantations. Slavery provided the raw material for industrial change and growth. The growth of the Atlantic economy was an integral part of the ...