Photo, left: Prisoners farming cotton under the trusty system in Parchman Farm, Mississippi, 1911
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
 
Hour One
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 1, Block A: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (1 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 1, Block B: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (2 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 1, Block C: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (3 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 1, Block D: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (4 of 12)
 
Hour Two
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 2, Block A:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (5 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 2, Block B:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (6 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 2, Block C:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (7 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 2, Block D: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (8 of 12)
 
Hour Three
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 3, Block A: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (9 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 3, Block B:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (10 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 3, Block C:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (11 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 3, Block D:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (12 of 12)
 
Hour Four
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 4, Block A: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (1 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 4, Block B: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (2 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 4, Block C: Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (3 of 12)
Sunday 8 November 2015/ Hour 4, Block D:  Empire of Cotton: A Global History,  by Sven Beckert (4 of 12)
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