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How indigo, a largely forgotten crop, brings together South Carolina's past and present

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62% Informative

Sheena Myers sells skincare and medicinal products for psoriasis, peptic ulcers and bronchitis.

In the mid-1700s , wealthy South Carolina planters called it "blue gold," a labor-intensive cash crop produced by the sweat of enslaved people.

Myers wants to pass her business, and family history, to her three sons.

VR Score

66

Informative language

68

Neutral language

13

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

38

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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medium-lived

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