"King Cotton in Modern America" places the once preeminent
southern crop in historical perspective, showing how "cotton
culture" was actually part of the larger culture of the United
States despite the widespread perception of its cultivation and
sources as hopelessly backward. Leaders in the industry, acting
through the National Cotton Council, organized their various and
often conflicting segments to make the commodity a viable part of
the greater American economy. The industry faced new challenges,
particularly the rise of foreign competition in production and the
increase of man-made fibers in the consumer market.
Modernization and efficiency became key elements for cotton
planters. The proliferation of cotton fields in the western states
after 1945 enabled America to compete in the world cotton market,
but internal dissension developed between the traditional regions
of the South and the new areas in the West, particularly over the
USDA cotton allotment program. Mechanization had profound social
and economic impacts.
Combining history with music and literature, D. Clayton Brown
carries cotton's story to the present with a special emphasis on
the meaning of cotton in the lore of Memphis's Beale Street, blues
music, and African American migration.
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