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In many societies, slave labor was utilized to pick the cotton, increasing the plantation owner's profit margins (See Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade).The first practical cotton picker was invented over a period of years beginning in the late 1920s by John Daniel Rust (1892–1954) with the later help of his brother Mack Rust.
The United States exports more cotton than any other country, though it ranks third in total production, behind China and India. [1] Almost all of the cotton fiber growth and production occurs in the Southern United States and the Western United States, dominated by Texas, California, Arizona, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Picking cotton was often a subject which was mentioned in songs by African-American blues and jazz musicians in the 1920s–1940s, reflecting their grievances. In 1940, jazz pianist Duke Ellington composed "Cotton Tail" and blues musician Lead Belly wrote "Cotton Fields". In 1951, Big Mama Thornton wrote "Cotton Picking Blues."
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All the counties that had more slaves than whites were cotton-producing counties." [5] The cotton calendar was plowing in February, planting April and May, hoeing in June, avoiding the Arkansas Delta heat and humidity while the cotton grew in July and August, picking in September, and ginning in October. [3]
Pro-Trump, KKK racist texts telling Blacks to ‘pick cotton’ on plantations condemned by leaders. Gerren Keith Gaynor. November 7, 2024 at 5:49 PM
In Arkansas, Frank and Danielle pick a former trading post that is packed with awesome Americana. Later, Dr. Smith's family hospital has been shuttered for decades and it is filled with vintage medical curios. And finally, Cotton's roadside home looks like a rad junk shop but he is determined to hold on to every single piece.