Enslaved people were often auctioned off and sold ... home after getting a message saying she had been “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation” and should “be prepared to be ...

Old images of African Americans picking cotton remind many of the oppression ... Cotton is just a plant, and it's a magical plant at that. It was people that were oppressive and made us work ...

An estimated 2.2-3 million people were involved in at least some aspect of the cotton harvest during ... While cotton harvest mechanization reduces the need for state-mobilized labor for manual cotton ...

In December 2020, research seen by the BBC showed that up to half a million people were being forced to pick cotton in Xinjiang, but Beijing has denied any rights abuses. The allegations have led ...

You know we have seven million acres of cotton,” said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who oversees the state’s vast farming industry. Many people have been choosing synthetic ...