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piece of popular sheet music published in the South echoed South Carolina
senator James Hammond who proclaimed in 1858 that "Cotton is King!" To learn more about the "Cotton is King" argument, read "Cotton Is King: Pro-Slavery Arguments" by E.N. Elliott. |
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Old
King Cotton
by George P. Morris and William H. Morris, 1860 Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
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