over time, the growth of slavery caused increasing conflict between the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. whitney’s machine “set the north and the south on a course to the civil war,” historian todd groce says.

groce and others want to see the old plantation recognized and memorialized. they say it should perhaps be turned into a living history center where the world could learn of the supremely important events that happened there.

of course, what happened at mulberry grove cannot simply be celebrated. its dark side must be recognized, too. after all, the cotton gin directly led to the importation of hundreds of thousands of african slaves and spread america’s “darkest stain” across the south.

many want to mark historic site

nonetheless, many historians say the plantation should somehow be memorialized.

“this is sacred ground,” said historian vaughnette goode-walker, whose savannah walking tour details the history of slavery in the city. “it should be remembered. people need to know what happened here.”

the site was nothing but swamp in 1733, the year the colony of georgia was founded. slavery was against the law in the colony, but that did not stop patrick mackay, a south carolina plantation owner. mackay brought in georgia’s first slaves to work in the rice fields of what would become mulberry grove.

after the revolutionary war, major general nathanael greene became the owner of mulberry grove. after his death in 1786, the plantation passed to his wife, catherine.

farm boy built machine to sift cotton

in 1792 catherine invited eli whitney to stay at mulberry grove. a farm boy with a fondness for fixing things, whitney was intrigued by the difficulty growers had separating upland cotton from its green seeds. to solve that problem in 1793 he built a cotton engine — or “gin,” for short. his device consisted of wire teeth set in a wooden box. when rotated, the teeth easily separated cotton fiber from seed.

most modern historians say whitney did not actually invent the cotton gin, which had already been around in various forms for years. they say he simply came up with a slightly different machine that was perfect for upland cotton. still, copies of whitney’s new machine quickly spread across the south, causing enormous change.

as cotton cultivation became easier, cotton became much more profitable. soon, cotton became the new country’s biggest export. it helped create a great deal of wealth, and set the country on the path to becoming the world’s most powerful and richest nation.

growth of slavery was dramatic

it also led to the explosive growth of slavery and the slave trade. in 1790, the country had about 700,000 slaves. by 1861, the year the civil war began, the south had nearly 3 million.

“the layers of history are unbelievable,” said historian hugh golson. “what whitney created supercharged cotton production and slavery. we can’t ignore the man. at the same time, we have

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over time, the growth of slavery caused increasing conflict between the slave-owning and non-slave-owning states. whitney’s machine “set the north and the south on a course to the civil war,” historian todd groce says.

groce and others want to see the old plantation recognized and memorialized. they say it should perhaps be turned into a living history center where the world could learn of the supremely important events that happened there.

of course, what happened at mulberry grove cannot simply be celebrated. its dark side must be recognized, too. after all, the cotton gin directly led to the importation of hundreds of thousands of african slaves and spread america’s “darkest stain” across the south.

many want to mark historic site

nonetheless, many historians say the plantation should somehow be memorialized.

“this is sacred ground,” said historian vaughnette goode-walker, whose savannah walking tour details the history of slavery in the city. “it should be remembered. people need to know what happened here.”

the site was nothing but swamp in 1733, the year the colony of georgia was founded. slavery was against the law in the colony, but that did not stop patrick mackay, a south carolina plantation owner. mackay brought in georgia’s first slaves to work in the rice fields of what would become mulberry grove.

after the revolutionary war, major general nathanael greene became the owner of mulberry grove. after his death in 1786, the plantation passed to his wife, catherine.

farm boy built machine to sift cotton

in 1792 catherine invited eli whitney to stay at mulberry grove. a farm boy with a fondness for fixing things, whitney was intrigued by the difficulty growers had separating upland cotton from its green seeds. to solve that problem in 1793 he built a cotton engine — or “gin,” for short. his device consisted of wire teeth set in a wooden box. when rotated, the teeth easily separated cotton fiber from seed.

most modern historians say whitney did not actually invent the cotton gin, which had already been around in various forms for years. they say he simply came up with a slightly different machine that was perfect for upland cotton. still, copies of whitney’s new machine quickly spread across the south, causing enormous change.

as cotton cultivation became easier, cotton became much more profitable. soon, cotton became the new country’s biggest export. it helped create a great deal of wealth, and set the country on the path to becoming the world’s most powerful and richest nation.

growth of slavery was dramatic

it also led to the explosive growth of slavery and the slave trade. in 1790, the country had about 700,000 slaves. by 1861, the year the civil war began, the south had nearly 3 million.

“the layers of history are unbelievable,” said historian hugh golson. “what whitney created supercharged cotton production and slavery. we can’t ignore the man. at the same time, we have

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