Random story. In my 11th grade AP US History class half of my classmates, including myself, admitted that for most of our lives we were under the impression that Eli Whitney was black, which is obviously an error. We could come up with no reason as to why we had this impression, except that it was shared by so many of us. I dunno.
In case you care, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds from the usable cotton more efficient. This helped to expand the use of slavery as it made cotton a more profitable crop.
In case you care, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds from the usable cotton more efficient. This helped to expand the use of slavery as it made cotton a more profitable crop.
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