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Eastside Collection

A Libguide to help people understand and appreciate the history and importance of the Eastside Community in Charleston, SC

Cotton Factory and the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative

Cotton Factory from the Lowcountry Digital History Iniatitive

Cotton Factory

Carlton, David L. Mill and Town in South Carolina 1880-1920. Louisiana State University Press, 1982. 

"Charleston Cotton Factory." Southern Patriot, 13 April 1848, p 2. - An article about the opening of the Cotton Factory bu the Charleston Cotton Factory management company.

"The Cotton Factory." Charleston Courier​. 13 April 1848, p 2. - An article about the opening of the Cotton Factory. 

Griffen, Richard. "Poor White Laborers in Southern Cotton Factories." South Carolina Historical Magazine, vol. 61 no. 1. - An article that looks at the history and hardships of working in a cotton factory, like the Charleston Cotton factory

"Strike in Charleston." The State, 30 Aug. 1892, p 4. - An article about a strike by white workers in the Cotton factory over an alleged assault by African-American workers on a white worker.

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