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  2. Picking Cotton - Wikipedia

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    On other occasions, Harry is paired off with a fifteen-year-old red-headed girl called Gertie, who is in the habit of repeatedly asking him riddles while picking cotton. As soon becomes clear, many of these riddles have a provocative content, such as "do you know what is the age of consent?" and "Why does an old maid look under the bed at night ...

  3. File:No Known Restrictions Picking Cotton by Lewis W. Hine ...

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    TITLE: Callie Campbell, 11 years old, picks 75 to 125 pounds of cotton a day, and totes 50 pounds of it when sack gets full. "No, I don't like it very much." See 4590. Lewis W. Hine. See W.H. Swift Report. Location: Potawotamie County, Oklahoma. CALL NUMBER: LOT 7475, v. 2, no. 4593[P&P] Check for an online group record (may link to related items)

  4. History of African-American agriculture - Wikipedia

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    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."

  5. Racist texts about picking cotton target Michigan students ...

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    The source of the text message threats remain unknown as many texts are coming from different phone numbers across the country, making them difficult to trace, though they include a common theme ...

  6. Plantation group text messages - Wikipedia

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    The texts were sent from numbers with area codes within at least twenty-five different states, with the company TextNow, which facilitates the creation of phone numbers for free, reporting that one or more of its accounts were used in sending the messages.

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  8. Field slaves in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Enslaved children did not go to school and had to work as young as possible. Enslavers gave younger children lighter tasks, like fetching meals and guarding livestock. Enslavers provided enslaved children little to no clothing until they reached puberty. [2]

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    Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #552 on Saturday ...