Ten Black people – men, women, and one child – pick cotton in a waist-high field. The women wear gingham dresses and kerchiefs, the men wear white shirts and felt hats, and all are facing toward the ...

Consider the tattered state of Old King Cotton. To perpetuate 200,000 politically potent but economically inefficient small cotton farmers in the Southeast, the Government supports cotton prices ...

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the dead still walk the halls of this 159-year-old plantation home. The home was built by William Hulbert Gaither, who lived there with his wife Cecelia and their children. The cotton plantation ...

True, a bevy of noted writers passed through the area in her time, taking advantage of owner Cammie Henry's writers and artists colony at Melrose Plantation ... wash day, cotton picking and ...

Two days later, Emmett Till’s uncle, Moses Wright, was scheduled to leave Chicago to head back to Money, Mississippi, where he and his family needed to start the cotton-picking season.

Isn't it true, Zandrine ... the sun was just sinking. Out in the still fields the negroes were picking cotton. Desiree had not changed the thin white garment nor the slippers which she wore.

There are around 1.5 million descendants of plantation workers living in Sri Lanka today, including about 3.5% of the electorate, and some 470,000 people still live on plantations. The plantation ...

Perfect for a special occasion The vibe Elegant golf course restaurant The crowd Older and well-heeled The drinks Arguably the island's most extensive wine list The food Upscale and decadent ...