Sears was Amazon.com first, they are indirectly responsible for the creation of the Delta Blues, and their Kenmore sewing machines can give Singer a run for its money… and win. It’s time for a deep dive into the history of how sewing machines exist inside the larger story of American capitalism.https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/657923126/how-the-sears-catalog-was-revolutionary-in-the-jim-crow-era https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270301038_Jumpin'_Jim_Crow_Southern_Politics_from_Civil_War_to_Civil_Rights https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2018/10/16/sears-radical-past-how-mail-order-catalogs-subverted-racial-hierarchy-of-jim-crow/9543787007/ https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/23/monograph/book/31560 Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Used2Sew/61565705042098/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/used2sew/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Used2Sew Stagecoach Road Vintage Sewing Machine: https://www.stagecoachroadsewing.com Logo and music by TR KelleyEditing and production by AradiapediaA Fox And Raven Media production https://www.foxandravenmedia.com Check out other FARM podcastsWoTSpoilers: https://www.wotspoilers.com Black Girl From Eugene: https://www.spreaker.com/show/bgfe  

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