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Descendants of enslaved families returned to Durham's Stagville Plantation, marking 180 years since their ancestors were forced to walk to Alabama.

Cotton was by far the leading cash crop, but slaves also raised rice, corn, sugarcane, and tobacco. Many plantations raised several different kinds of crops.

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This plantation was established in 1851, and by 1860, it was home to 74 enslaved people housed in 23 cabins. It operated mainly as a cotton plantation until the last crop was planted in 1922.