cotton to

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Mr Scott is the grandson of a cotton field worker and the son of a single mother, and he has often spoken of how his family rose "from cotton to Congress" in a lifetime.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

He is fond of saying his family went “from cotton to Congress in one lifetime.”

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

His grandfather left school after the third grade to pick cotton, and Scott frequently describes himself as an embodiment of the American dream by "going from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

He encouraged the peasantry to grow cotton during the winter months, when they were not growing food crops, and sold the cotton to Britain.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

And there was still cotton to pick for a few nickels and a hunk of cornbread.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez