Apr 10, 2022
After the Civil War, the nation began the Reconstruction period. The south began to recover, but it was tough, especially since the main crop was cotton. Cotton had always had a pretty dependable harvest, but over the years of constant planting, the soil had become depleted, plus in the 1920’s, a little insect called the boll weevil came along and destroyed nearly any cotton field growing. So, what could they do?…