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Meet the 'Puff Daddy' of Cotton

Season 1 Episode 6

Shane visits Julius Tillery's cotton farm to learn about the legacy behind the brand.

Shane’s journey begins in North Carolina, where Julius Tillery – a.k.a. “The Puff Daddy of Cotton” – is a 5th-generation Black cotton farmer. Julius and Shane dig into the rich soils that underlie the “Black Belt,” a broad swath of the South that formed the heart of the U.S. cotton industry.

AIR DATE 8/9/23

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