LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Everyone that lives on the South Plains knows how important cotton is to our economy. Here in Lubbock, the historical commission will soon dedicate a state marker to the first ...
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — There’s no painless way to explain the history of a massive brick structure being renovated into apartments in this central Alabama city — a factory that played a key role in ...
History buffs take note: an early working model of one of the most important inventions of the 19th century, Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, will be auctioned next week in Dallas at Heritage Auctions. As ...
Cotton has been cultivated for use in textiles since the fifth century BC. The development of large-scale spinning machines from 1738 onwards made it easier to turn raw fibres into cotton cloth, which ...
Perception is not the work of the eyes alone. Through his signature melding of sculpture, sound, and performance, genre-defying artist Kevin Beasley reminds viewers of just that. His solo exhibition ...
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A little bit of Prattville history has made it back home. Auburn University has donated a cotton gin bought from Continental Eagle Co. in 1923. The machine was used by students ...
Less than a decade ago, a historian interested in the rise of capitalism would have a difficult time finding a job in a history department. The closest thing scholars wrote about capitalism was called ...
LEESBURG, Va. — A recent incident at Riverside High School in Loudoun County has raised concerns over cultural sensitivity and the treatment of Black students. The situation unfolded last Thursday ...
DAVIS STATION — The owner of a cotton gin that's been around for 76 years wants to sell the business to pay off creditors, according to court papers filed less than a month after South Carolina ...
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