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Indigo

Indigo

1747–1802

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  • Title Indigo
  • Coverage 1747–1802
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  • Keywords a plant that produces a blue dye, late-colonial era, reintroduced during King George’s War, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, bounty of six pence per pound on the dye, Indigofera Carolinians, Indigofera Lespotsepala, “indigo slaves”, grew in combination with rice, "second staple", Revolutionary War disrupted production,
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date March 28, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 5, 2022
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