Knox County's Cotton Has Been Picked: Happy Homes, Negro Community, Grows Plenty

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Title

Knox County's Cotton Has Been Picked: Happy Homes, Negro Community, Grows Plenty

Subject

Cotton growing

Description

Knoxville News Sentinel article on the cotton crops of the Happy Home community of Knox County, published October 4, 1942. Article highlights the community's school, available labor, out migration as well as the economics associated with cotton production.

Source

The Knoxville News Sentinel

Date

10/04/1941

Contributor

Black in Appalachia

Files

Citation

“Knox County's Cotton Has Been Picked: Happy Homes, Negro Community, Grows Plenty,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2026, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2726.