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en-wikipedia-org-3551		Planter class - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2826	235	61	The planter class, known alternatively in the United States as the Southern aristocracy, was a socio-economic caste of Pan-American society that dominated 17th and 18th century agricultural markets through the slavery of African Americans. The Atlantic slave trade permitted planters access to inexpensive labor for the planting and harvesting of crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar cane, sisal, oil seeds, oil palms, hemp, rubber trees, and fruits. Planters were prolific throughout the European colonies of North and South America and the West Indies. A premier example of Georgian planter architecture is Westover Plantation, built in the mid-18th century as the residence of William Byrd III, the son of the founder of the City of Richmond. Sugar and Slaves: The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624–1713.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-3551.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-3551.txt