So, what's Rep. Jasmine Crockett's excuse going to be for this one? Because, make no mistake, this is one of those situations where she'll need an outlandish excuse to get herself out of her own words ...

During her speech, she spoke about the necessity of migrants to the U.S. economy, despite Trump's ongoing deportation threats ...

In an appeal to those opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett suggested ...

Democrat leader Jasmine Crockett told a black congregation that illegal aliens are needed to do slave labor because "We done picking cotton!" ...

Modern Democrats have latched onto an argument in favor of illegal immigration — and it’s the same one pro-slavery Democrats ...

Texas, a member of the far-left group of progressive lawmakers known as "the Squad," told congregants at a historically Black ...

OK, I’m lying?” Crockett said. “You’re not, you’re not. We done picking cotton. We are. You can’t pay us enough to find a ...

Suddenly cotton became a profitable crop, transforming the southern economy and changing the dynamics of slavery. The first federal census of 1790 counted 697,897 slaves; by 1810, there were 1.2 ...

which easily separated cotton fiber from its seeds, was merely a motor for a global economic machine. Slavery was its fuel. Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy — plantation ...

As the cotton harvest approaches, its success hinges on Bajans’ willingness to unify their economic potential and the historical weight of slavery—and the trauma they carry. The Bajan ...

Those who survived the dangerous and long journey, which took six to eight weeks, were then forced into slavery for many different purposes and services, such as picking cotton or cutting sugar cane.