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Slavery in the United States
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Amistad 
Kidnapped Africans caught in the slave trade during the 1840s seized their ship (Amistad) travelling near Cuba. The ship drifted into U.S. waters and was taken into custody. This resulted an an early Supreme Court...
Old Louisiana
During the height of the plantation system in the south, slavery was a large part of the culture and machine which drove the economic force of that region. Here, old Louisiana during the period of 1830 - 1850 is explored.
Frederick Douglass: Fighter for Freedom
As an escaped slave, Douglass became a power figure in the abolishionist movement and even an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln and recruited African Americans for the Union Army.
The Plantation System in Southern Life
A tour and history of a southern planation from a 1950's perspective. It explains the workings, economics and culture of the plantation before, during and after the Civil War.
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Booker T. Washington
Born into slavery in the 1850s, Booker T. Washington eagerly persued an education, eventually going on to head the Tuskegee Institute. He was the voice for the African American community in the late 1800s...
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
The textile industry was revolutionized when Eli Whitney invented a machine to separate the seeds from the cotton. The Cotton Engine, or Cotton Gin took a tedious and time-intensive process and turned it into a simple...
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