As part of the discussion, the teacher passed around a piece of raw cotton.” However, the lesson didn’t go over well with some of the students, one of whom sent a complaint to the local NAACP ...

As part of the discussion, the teacher passed around a piece of raw cotton," a spokesperson ... the hurtful connotations of cotton to students of color. "The fact that teachers have cotton on ...

With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly cleaned; Suddenly cotton became a profitable crop, transforming the southern economy and changing the dynamics of slavery. The first ...