"The First Cotton Gin," an engraving from Harper's Magazine, 1869. This carving depicts a roller gin being used by African slaves, which preceded Eli Whitney's invention

A machine designed to solve a problem in agriculture helped drive economic growth, expand cotton cultivation, and deepen one of the most troubling institutions in American history.

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Announcement image for community meeting on Tuesday 2/10/26 at the Eli Whitney Community Center at 3917 Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road in Snow Camp for anyone interested in learning more about the PFAS situation.

Sharing for anyone interested in attending. News came out this past week that high amounts of PFAS were discovered in well water at the Eli Whitney Fire Department. There will be a community meeting on Tuesday the 10th at 7pm at the Eli Whitney Community Building. #ncpol #eliwhitney #southey4senate

A bad screenshot from like February of a drawing of the famous creator of the cotton gin I had to research for school LMAO! I like this one, I think, for my first attempt at realism in 3+ years. This was well done!

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Eli Whitney (1765-1825), American inventor

Died #otd Eli Whitney (1765-1825), American inventor, 200 years ago today #EliWhitney www.outlived.org/person/eli-whitney-37484

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6H8q-wBB4 Here's a Ms. Checka video about #eliwhitney and the #cottongin for a little #americanhistory