Скачать или смотреть Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin: From Invention to Family Plantations Slavery Shadow and Modern Reckoning

Uncover the haunting legacy of Eli Whitney's 1793 cotton gin invention, which revolutionized Southern cotton production but cast a long shadow over slavery, boosting enslaved populations from 700,000 in 1790 to 4 million by 1860 and fueling family plantations like Louisiana's Whitney Plantation. This 17-minute emotional journey explores the gin's role in the internal slave trade, cotton kings' $3 billion fortunes by 1860, and modern ethical reckonings at Whitney Plantation—the U.S.'s first slavery-focused museum opened in 2014, donated as a nonprofit in 2019. Delve into inventor Eli Whitney's patent struggles, Southern wealth boom, and today's descendants confronting the horrors through statues of enslaved children and 2,200 child graves memorials. Essential for history enthusiasts seeking insights into American slavery legacy, cotton economy impact, and plantation ethical reckonings.
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