Author: Larry Lee
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603063986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
In the beginning there was the land promising prosperity and independence. Enough that the population of what is now Alabama increased 1,000 percent from 1810-20. Descendants of Barbados slave lords in South Carolina heard about the rich, fertile soils in central and west Alabama. Scots-Irish came down the Appalachians to settle in the Tennessee Valley and Piedmont sections. To a very large degree, this newfound world revolved around cotton to feed the ever-hungry mills of England. Now, looking back over the span of two centuries we see that this cotton culture established a mindset that has yet to loosen its grip on Alabama. Cotton declared that manual labor always trumped the capacity to think and that a keen mind was of little use when cotton needed to be planted, chopped, or picked. So plantation owners made sure slaves could not go to school; later, landowners with sharecroppers figured children should be in the field instead of the school house. This mentality trapped thousands of Alabama citizens in an endless cycle where poverty and lack of education became a shaky foundation for hoped-for prosperity.
In the Land of Cotton
Author: Larry Lee
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603063986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
In the beginning there was the land promising prosperity and independence. Enough that the population of what is now Alabama increased 1,000 percent from 1810-20. Descendants of Barbados slave lords in South Carolina heard about the rich, fertile soils in central and west Alabama. Scots-Irish came down the Appalachians to settle in the Tennessee Valley and Piedmont sections. To a very large degree, this newfound world revolved around cotton to feed the ever-hungry mills of England. Now, looking back over the span of two centuries we see that this cotton culture established a mindset that has yet to loosen its grip on Alabama. Cotton declared that manual labor always trumped the capacity to think and that a keen mind was of little use when cotton needed to be planted, chopped, or picked. So plantation owners made sure slaves could not go to school; later, landowners with sharecroppers figured children should be in the field instead of the school house. This mentality trapped thousands of Alabama citizens in an endless cycle where poverty and lack of education became a shaky foundation for hoped-for prosperity.
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603063986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
In the beginning there was the land promising prosperity and independence. Enough that the population of what is now Alabama increased 1,000 percent from 1810-20. Descendants of Barbados slave lords in South Carolina heard about the rich, fertile soils in central and west Alabama. Scots-Irish came down the Appalachians to settle in the Tennessee Valley and Piedmont sections. To a very large degree, this newfound world revolved around cotton to feed the ever-hungry mills of England. Now, looking back over the span of two centuries we see that this cotton culture established a mindset that has yet to loosen its grip on Alabama. Cotton declared that manual labor always trumped the capacity to think and that a keen mind was of little use when cotton needed to be planted, chopped, or picked. So plantation owners made sure slaves could not go to school; later, landowners with sharecroppers figured children should be in the field instead of the school house. This mentality trapped thousands of Alabama citizens in an endless cycle where poverty and lack of education became a shaky foundation for hoped-for prosperity.
Chopsticks in The Land of Cotton: Lives of Mississippi Delta Chinese Grocers
Author: John Jung
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615185711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The story of how a few Chinese immigrants found their way to the Mississippi River Delta in the late 1870s and earned their liVietnameseng with small family operated grocery stores in neighborhoods where mostly black cotton plantation workers lived. What was their status in the segregated black and white world of that time and place? How did this small group preserve their culture and ethnic identity? "Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton"is a social history of the lives of these pioneering families and the unique and valuable role they played in their communities for over a century.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615185711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The story of how a few Chinese immigrants found their way to the Mississippi River Delta in the late 1870s and earned their liVietnameseng with small family operated grocery stores in neighborhoods where mostly black cotton plantation workers lived. What was their status in the segregated black and white world of that time and place? How did this small group preserve their culture and ethnic identity? "Chopsticks in the Land of Cotton"is a social history of the lives of these pioneering families and the unique and valuable role they played in their communities for over a century.
The Land of Cotton
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The Land of Cotton and Other Plays
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Pages : 267
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In the Land of Cotton
Author: Dorothy Scarborough
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Category : Cotton farmers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The drama of the planting, growing, harvesting, and marketing of cotton is unfolded.
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Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The drama of the planting, growing, harvesting, and marketing of cotton is unfolded.
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie; Great Times in the Land of Cotton
Author: Alice Emerson
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040497458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
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Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040497458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
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Land of Cotton
Author: John T. Morgan Academy (Selma, Ala.)
Publisher: Wimmer Cookbooks
ISBN: 9780962053900
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A must-have for both the kitchen novice and the experienced cookbook collector. With all the classic Southern favorites, this was mom's secret kitchen weapon and now it can be yours. Benefits school educational activities.
Publisher: Wimmer Cookbooks
ISBN: 9780962053900
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A must-have for both the kitchen novice and the experienced cookbook collector. With all the classic Southern favorites, this was mom's secret kitchen weapon and now it can be yours. Benefits school educational activities.
"In the Land of Cotton"
Author: Daniel L. Hart
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Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Pages : 260
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Cotton Literature
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Category : Cotton
Languages : en
Pages : 914
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Pages : 914
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A Little Piece of Ground
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465837
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465837
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
A Little Piece Of Ground will help young readers understand more about one of the worst conflicts afflicting our world today. Written by Elizabeth Laird, one of Great Britain’s best-known young adult authors, A Little Piece Of Ground explores the human cost of the occupation of Palestinian lands through the eyes of a young boy. Twelve-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. In response to a Palestinian suicide bombing, the Israeli military subjects the West Bank town to a virtual siege. Meanwhile, Karim, trapped at home with his teenage brother and fearful parents, longs to play football with his friends. When the curfew ends, he and his friend discover an unused patch of ground that’s the perfect site for a football pitch. Nearby, an old car hidden intact under bulldozed building makes a brilliant den. But in this city there’s constant danger, even for schoolboys. And when Israeli soldiers find Karim outside during the next curfew, it seems impossible that he will survive. This powerful book fills a substantial gap in existing young adult literature on the Middle East. With 23,000 copies already sold in the United Kingdom and Canada, this book is sure to find a wide audience among young adult readers in the United States.