Black farmer fights stigma around cotton

For many in the Black community, cotton calls back to centuries of enslavement, but ABC's senior national correspondent Steve Osunsami speaks to one Black farmer who’s trying to change that stigma.

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[Whogivesaschit]

Dude took pain, and turned it into power. Good for him.

[friedrice]

Cotton didn't do anything but grow... The greedy people are where the evil came from.

[thepassionfruitdiariessuzi]

Bless him. It’s a beautiful plant and the properties of this plant are extraordinary

[ZayedRayhan]

“it was the freest i had ever felt as a black man, ” that’s wonderful. there’s a long way to go but people like him + the owner are doing great things for their community!

[douglasburch]

Great perspective!! I wish you nothing but success!!

[ashleygola]

Well said sir. Proud of what your doing! Its beautiful what your doing! Keep up the fight!❤

[kimwatchman]

Heck yeah, I'll support that cotton guy! I wear nothing but cotton, since I'm a welder. Cotton is what made other people rich. Corner the market and do your thing!

[brookebrown]

I think the major difference is he gets paid for producing and picking.

[llTorentll]

Love this! Positive thinking… optimism- exactly what our country needs. Good man

[maryfields]

Um, my mom was never a slave ( obviously) but when she was little, growing up in Georgia, that's how she made money for school clothes. It was her first job. My mom was able to share stories with my son when he got his first job. I don't see this as a negative. For alot of us it's our history.

[lukewalker]

Now tie in the connection to why marijauna was first made illegal, because hemp was a cheaper, easier to grow alternative to cotton.

[capt.confusion]

Iam sick of hearing about peoples horrid " memories " about slavery, when most can't remember saving green stamps or bye bye buy bonds.

[zeke]

Only the liberal media would make that connection. Maybe next they can find a black watermelon farmer

[Eyeballz]

as a half African American, I see no problem with what he farms!!

[onestarabove]

Black farmers recently one a one billion dollar lawsuit against the government for denying farm loans to black farmers over the decades. It’s a shame so many farmers lost their land before this happened, 12 million acres, I believe. Go and buy some land, even if it’s just a little place.

[YellowMonkeyVirus]

slave trade is so painful so hurtful 😭😭😭🥱🥱🥱

[abdoubouh]

PEOPLE WHO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE'S COLORS ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DIVIDE. JUST SAY ONLY "FARMER FIGHTS STIGMA AROUND COTTON"

[tlockerk]

Anyone who has picked cotton or cut cane can speak to the pain...why shouldn't all kids have the experience? Might help them develop empathy for those in poverty worldwide who still have kids doing this type of work every day. Brilliant marketing idea!!

[sjay]

think whoever wrote the introduction for Lindsay to read messed up.. WHICH THEIR ANCESTOR..im sure caught her off guard..

[Cucumberflavoredmustard]

160 years ago. It's over. It's done and not coming back. If you want it gone too, stop bringing it up all the time.