African American Cotton Pickers Day Shines a Light on the Complex History of the Ubiquitous Fiber
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Dallas historian Clarence Glover founded the day to encourage discussion of cotton's influence and impacts.
Picking cotton, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas, September 1938
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France Godello
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Daylaborer, cotton picker, Lake Dick Project, Arkansas - PICRYL
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African American Cotton Pickers Day Shines a Light on the Complex History of the Ubiquitous Fiber
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100% Cotton: A History of the World's Most Important Textile
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The Evolution of the Cotton Picker in America
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States
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