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The Cretaceous Influence
100 million years ago, a warm shallow sea covered parts of the Deep South, depositing nutrient-rich sediments that still influence modern society.
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100 Million Years of Influence
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100M BCE
Cretaceous
Sediments
Modern
Soil
Fertility
1860
Slave
Population
1997
Farm
Sizes
2010
Black
Population
2020
Voting
Patterns