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Diagram showing slaves carrying baskets of cotton to the cotton gin and from the cotton gin it is sent to the textile factories.
Diagram showing slaves carrying baskets of cotton to the cotton gin and from the cotton gin it is sent to the textile factories.
The invention of the cotton gin and the development of textile mills created an unprecedented demand for cotton and for slaves to work the fields.
U.S. National Park Service
Project="Revolutions and Black Education in America" ; Reflective Art
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Code: TUIN
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Macon County, Alabama
Latitude: 32.4295997619629, Longitude: -85.7042999267578
Image Management System :
IMS 01420
01/01/1976 - 12/30/1976
Image_Size=W: 14" x H: 10 3/4"; Metric_Size=W: 35.53CM X H: 25.38CM; AVA Project Tuskegee, Plate 14
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Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
Address: Harpers Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425, 304-535-5050
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