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That's an interesting take. I'd like to learn more. I remember being surprised to learn about the counterintuitive impact the cotton gin had on slaves. TLDR: I
by specialist 6y ago
That's an interesting take. I'd like to learn more.
I remember being surprised to learn about the counterintuitive impact the cotton gin had on slaves. TLDR: It somehow made slavery even worse.
- dtech 6y agoI remember it being touched upon by Freakonomics [1], including references to some sources that elaborate more. I read a book that argues this point, but can't for the life of me remember its author or title. I'm not surprised the cotton gin made slavery worse, the raw cotton still needed to be harvested by humans. [1] https://freakonomics.com/podcast/meat/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/meat/
- specialist 6y agoThat was a good episode, thanks. Aside: Recently got addicted to podcasts. I really like their transcriptions.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoThe gin doesn't pick the bolls. It just created bigger fields and more work.