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Willie Ingram picked everything from cotton to okra during his 51 years in the state penitentiary, better known as Angola.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Meanwhile, the fashion industry is responsible for generating between 8-10% of global emissions, according to the United Nations, from growing cotton to using oil to create synthetic materials such as polyester.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

I stuffed my ears with bits of cotton to keep out the evil voices.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri