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Willie Ingram picked everything from cotton to okra during his 51 years in the state penitentiary, better known as Angola.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Meanwhile, the fashion industry is responsible for generating between 8-10% of global emissions, according to the United Nations, from growing cotton to using oil to create synthetic materials such as polyester.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

His grandfather left school after the third grade to pick cotton, and Scott frequently describes himself as an embodiment of the American dream by "going from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

Ms. Jacobi’s enormous textile creations were made of a variety of fiber-based materials that ranged from cotton to goat hair.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

After feeling the cotton to make sure it was completely dry, the contratista told us to start working.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez