Cotton farmers in the courthouse square, Marietta, Georgia, c. 1890.

Cotton farmers in the courthouse square, Marietta, Georgia, c. 1890.
(Courtesy, Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State)

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Market towns like Marietta prospered from the cotton trade, but many white farmers found it difficult to make ends meet.
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