Indigo is growing again in South Carolina, revived by artisans and ... The ridges of the mortar in between the bricks emit a blue hue, the color of the ocean: indigo, a name that refers to the ...

As part of the initiative, the FDA will set industry standards and timelines for transitioning to natural color alternatives.

Many enslaved Africans on the lower Atlantic coast ended up on indigo plantations, and the blue color used for porch ...

she regaled me with the history of a color she called “haint blue”—a story about the violence of indigo production in the South Carolina Low Country, and the never-ending Black quest for ...

People have been wearing blue jeans for centuries. Originally, the blue color came from a natural indigo dye. The dye was chosen for the way it interacted with cotton. When heated, most dyes ...