[DoodleDawg]

True. The cotton gin would have done the same in short order...shame it didn’t come earlier. One machine vs. numerous mouths to feed/clothe/keep well...

Study your history. The cotton gin did more to prolong slavery than any other piece of machinery. It made cotton growing far more profitable by making it easier to clean the harvested boll. That's where the slaves were needed - in growing and not cleaning.

[i_robot73]

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Study your history. The cotton gin did more to prolong slavery than any other piece of machinery. It made cotton growing far more profitable by making it easier to clean the harvested boll. That’s where the slaves were needed - in growing and not cleaning.
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I merely meant w/ the industrial revolution, slavery was to be short lived.