Cotton Planter
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A short 1906 encyclopedia article describing the cotton planter's occupation in the American South. It covers the economics of the picking season, cotton prices and profits, and the labor arrangements between planters and workers (share contracts, daily wages, pay schedules, plantation commissaries). The text is written from a period viewpoint and uses racially prejudiced language and stereotypes about Black workers.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1906
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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