Respond to these prompts:

What do you think was the most important or decisive way the cotton kingdom transformed the lives of Black people in the United States?
What do you think is the most important way the history of the cotton kingdom still shapes the lives of Black people in the U.S. today?

Your responses must use evidence from the essay, “King Cotton’s Lasting Legacy of Poverty and Southern Region Contemporary Conditions,” and at least one other assigned source. You must cite your sources using parenthetical citations. For example (“King Cotton’s Lasting Legacy,” 12) and (Module 7 Reading) or (Africans in America video). I’m looking for well supported and original interpretations!