http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT learning exercises Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:19 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:19 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=355337 This assignment explores how the South was converted from cotton plantations during the Civil War to cotton mill towns during Reconstruction. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=92175 In the 1920s the American textile industry moved south to avoid unions demanding higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions. This site contains images and interviews detailing life on the land, in the mill village and factory, and the origins of work protest.