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southern history, cotton gin, slavery have roots in
forgotten plantation
by atlanta journal - constitution, adapted by newsela staff on 02.29.16
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a model of a 19th - century cotton gin is on display at the eli whitney museum in hamden, connecticut (wikipedia)
savannah, ga. — mulberry grove is the most important site in southern history. yet, it has no visitors center or museum. today the old plantation along the savannah river is overgrown and forgotten. there is a historic marker a mile away, but few passers - by stop to investigate.
nonetheless, events of enormous importance took place at mulberry grove. it was here that slavery was first introduced to georgia. it was here that eli whitney built a cotton gin that changed the course of u.s. history.
whitney’s machine led to a great increase in cotton cultivation throughout the south. in turn, that led to rapid economic growth.
it also led to an increased demand for slave labor. countless africans were brought to the new world, where they were bought and sold and forced to work in the cotton fields.
\darkest stain\ of history here

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