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The legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked. This year U.S. farmers planted the fewest acres of cotton since 1983, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. With the price of cotton running at about 60 cents per pound, down 35 percent from 2014 highs, many farmers are finding it is costing them more to grow the crop than they earn. 
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November 17, 2015 
An empty and decaying home sits next to a field of cotton in Danville, Georgia October 28, 2015. Fields... 
Danville, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
An empty and decaying home sits next to a field of cotton in Danville, Georgia October 28, 2015. Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Trees surround an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's, house in Moundville, Alabama... 
MOUNDVILLE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Trees surround an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's, house in Moundville, Alabama October 25, 2015. In the southern states of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas, once the heart of cotton country, growers expect to harvest some of their smallest crops since the year after the U.S. Civil War ended, according to the oldest government data available. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Bricks tumble out of the fireplace inside an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's,... 
MOUNDVILLE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Bricks tumble out of the fireplace inside an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's, house in Moundville, Alabama October 25, 2015. Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked. This year U.S. farmers planted the fewest acres of cotton since 1983, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
"KKK" and a swastika are painted on an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's, house... 
MOUNDVILLE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
"KKK" and a swastika are painted on an abandoned and decaying tenant farmer's, or sharecropper's, house in Moundville, Alabama October 25, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Sunlight hits graves in the family cemetery on the Morris farm in Shorter, Alabama October 26, 2015.... 
SHORTER, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Sunlight hits graves in the family cemetery on the Morris farm in Shorter, Alabama October 26, 2015. The cemetery and surrounding field were once part of the Walker Planation, which was owned by Marguerite Morris' ancestors in the antebellum South. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Trees frame the former plantation house known as Boligee Hill or Myrtle Hill, built in 1840 by John David... 
BOLIGEE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Trees frame the former plantation house known as Boligee Hill or Myrtle Hill, built in 1840 by John David Means, in Boligee, Alabama October 25, 2015. According to the National Register of Historic places Means owned 110 slaves in 1850. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Cotton farmer Shep Morris points to a photograph of the Walker Plantation house, which was owned by his... 
SHORTER, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Cotton farmer Shep Morris points to a photograph of the Walker Plantation house, which was owned by his wife's ancestors, in Shorter, Alabama October 26, 2015. Part of the Morris farm was once part of the Walker Plantation. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Farm worker Leon Strickland sits outside his home in Tunica, Mississippi October 24, 2015. Strickland... 
Tunica, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Farm worker Leon Strickland sits outside his home in Tunica, Mississippi October 24, 2015. Strickland picked cotton by hand as a child and has worked for the same family of farmers since 1965. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Cotton grows in a field around a home in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
Florence, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Cotton grows in a field around a home in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Cotton planted by farmer Lawrence Smith is harvested in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. Lawrence... 
Florence, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Cotton planted by farmer Lawrence Smith is harvested in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. Lawrence Smith is a second generation cotton farmer and his son Ryan works with him on the harvest. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Farmer Michael Shelton (R) stands amid his farm equipment in Clarksdale, Mississippi October 24, 2015.... 
Clarksdale, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Farmer Michael Shelton (R) stands amid his farm equipment in Clarksdale, Mississippi October 24, 2015. Michael Shelton is a third generation farmer, tracing his roots back to his grandparents who bought 40 acres of farm land in the late 1800s, after the end of the U.S. Civil War. When asked about slavery, Shelton says, "No, we don't talk about it. I remind my daughters the times haven't been like this always. We haven't always been free. I'm sure they understand it and know it." REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A partially picked field of cotton is reflected in the window of the cab of a mechanical picker operated... 
BRONWOOD, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A partially picked field of cotton is reflected in the window of the cab of a mechanical picker operated by nineteen year-old Reese Foster at Lee Farm in Bronwood, Georgia October 27, 2015. When Reese is not attending college, he works for Ronnie Lee, who farms 9,000 acres, of which about 5,500 acres are cotton. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Cotton sticks to the side of a cart at the Oakland Gin Company in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015.... 
Florence, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Cotton sticks to the side of a cart at the Oakland Gin Company in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. The gin can produce one bale of cotton every three minutes. Cotton has struggled to recover demand lost amid price spikes in 2008, 2010, and 2011, which drove consumers towards clothes made of other fibers, such as polyester and nylon. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Jeff Thompson, a manager at the Autauga Quality Cotton Association, looks at his mobile phone next to... 
SHORTER, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Jeff Thompson, a manager at the Autauga Quality Cotton Association, looks at his mobile phone next to a pile of cotton seeds at the farmer-owned Milstead Farm Group gin in Shorter, Alabama October 26, 2015. The gin produces one bale every one minute and fifty seconds. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A worker waits for a bale of cotton to emerge from the gin at the farmer-owned Milstead Farm Group gin... 
SHORTER, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A worker waits for a bale of cotton to emerge from the gin at the farmer-owned Milstead Farm Group gin in Shorter, Alabama October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Gary Hulslander walks between automatic sock knitting machines at Shankel's Hosiery manufacturing facility... 
FORT PAYNE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Gary Hulslander walks between automatic sock knitting machines at Shankel's Hosiery manufacturing facility in Fort Payne, Alabama October 22, 2015. Shankel's is one of the few remaining producers of socks in Fort Payne, which was once known by some as the "Sock Capital of the World." Owner Alan Shankel says "We haven't made money in seven years, we just break even." REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Sue Hanback sews garments at the cotton clothing manufacturer American Chanin in Florence, Alabama October... 
Florence, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Sue Hanback sews garments at the cotton clothing manufacturer American Chanin in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. Hanback picked cotton from the age of five or six years old. She worked for 34 years at TeeJays, the t-shirt business whose building American Chanin now occupies. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Roy Ruffin opens sacks of samples from cotton bales at the USDA cotton classing lab in Memphis, Tennessee... 
Memphis, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Roy Ruffin opens sacks of samples from cotton bales at the USDA cotton classing lab in Memphis, Tennessee October 24, 2015. The USDA classes nearly all of the cotton produced in the United States. Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked. This year U.S. farmers planted the fewest acres of cotton since 1983, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A run-down shack is seen through a bullet hole in a stop sign at Strike City in Leland, Mississippi October... 
LELAND, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A run-down shack is seen through a bullet hole in a stop sign at Strike City in Leland, Mississippi October 24, 2015. According to local news reports and historians, in June 1965 African-American workers from the nearby Andrew Planation went on strike and took refuge in what came to be known as Strike City, where they were joined by workers from other plantations. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
The building that housed the WB Davis Hosiery Mill stands beside the railroad tracks in Fort Payne, Alabama... 
FORT PAYNE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
The building that housed the WB Davis Hosiery Mill stands beside the railroad tracks in Fort Payne, Alabama October 22, 2015. Many manufacturers have closed in Fort Payne, which was once known as the "Sock Capital of the World." REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A Confederate flag flies over a home in front of a field of cotton in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015.... 
Florence, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A Confederate flag flies over a home in front of a field of cotton in Florence, Alabama October 23, 2015. Fields along the Mississippi River Delta once gleamed white in the autumn with acre upon acre of cotton ready to be picked. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Farmer Emmett Joiner looks at a field of peanuts on his 340-acre cotton and peanut farm in Garfield,... 
Garfield, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Farmer Emmett Joiner looks at a field of peanuts on his 340-acre cotton and peanut farm in Garfield, Georgia October 27, 2015. According to local news, the Joiner Farm is the oldest family owned business in Georgia, with Emmett as the third generation to farm the land. The houses (rear) were once occupied by Joiner's parents and grandparents. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A woman walks away from a mural celebrating the time when the town's name was changed from Paris back... 
SWAINSBORO, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A woman walks away from a mural celebrating the time when the town's name was changed from Paris back to Swainsboro, in Swainsboro, Georgia October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
Cotton farmer Al Breedlove (2nd L) and his friends eat lunch at Wayne's Restaurant and Grill in Dawson,... 
DAWSON, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
Cotton farmer Al Breedlove (2nd L) and his friends eat lunch at Wayne's Restaurant and Grill in Dawson, Georgia October 27, 2015. Al Breedlove and his son Jeremy manage 3,700 acres of farmland, about 30% of which they own. This year they planted about 410 acres of cotton. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A sign marks the Cotton Row Club in Greenwood, Mississippi October 25, 2015. The town was once considered... 
Greenwood, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A sign marks the Cotton Row Club in Greenwood, Mississippi October 25, 2015. The town was once considered by some as the "Cotton Capital of the World". REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
An "office" sign is seen through a broken pane of glass at the now-closed sock knitter Cobble Company... 
FORT PAYNE, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
An "office" sign is seen through a broken pane of glass at the now-closed sock knitter Cobble Company in Fort Payne, Alabama October 22, 2015. Many manufacturers have closed in Fort Payne, which was once known as the "Sock Capital of the World." REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A sign marks the closed and defunct Murray Albin Gin Company in Albin, Mississippi October 24, 2015.... 
ALBIN, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A sign marks the closed and defunct Murray Albin Gin Company in Albin, Mississippi October 24, 2015. Cotton has struggled to recover demand lost amid price spikes in 2008, 2010, and 2011, which drove consumers towards clothes made of other fibres, such as polyester and nylon. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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November 17, 2015 
A "For Sale" sign covers the gate to a cotton field in Adrian, Georgia October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brian... 
ADRIAN, UNITED STATES 
The Wider Image: The Legacy of "King Cotton" in the American South 
A "For Sale" sign covers the gate to a cotton field in Adrian, Georgia October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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