{"id":160,"date":"2011-08-19T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/digitalservices\/?p=160"},"modified":"2011-08-19T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T19:33:28","slug":"cotton-production-in-the-60s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2011\/08\/19\/cotton-production-in-the-60s\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton production in the 60&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the major forms of agriculture in the south, cotton production shaped the lives of many.  The <a href=\"http:\/\/purl.lib.ua.edu\/18286\" target=\"_blank\">Marjory L. 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