What made cotton so desirable? In the 1790s Americas oldest crops, like tobacco, were depleting farmland and dropping in value. At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was ...

They planted a few stalks of tobacco in the cotton patch, and cultivated them with loving care. The plan was to cure this tobacco and then chew it. Weeks in a advance I was invited to share in the ...

Once tasked with grading cotton and tobacco, this Art Deco relic from 1936 has been meticulously reimagined by Carmel Partners. Pre-leasing has been open since September; move-ins start this month.

As cotton cultivation spread, slaveholders in the tobacco belt, whose crop was no longer profitable, made huge profits by selling their slaves. This domestic slave trade devastated black families.

We have cotton candy, coffee, cherry cola flavor... If we eliminate flavors, then that is one step to eliminate tobacco addiction in teens and kids," said Melvin. The students want lawmakers to ...