A gouache on paper painting titled The Cotton Gin 1793 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA.
Eli Whitney with workers in the fields, his Cotton Gin machine revolutionised cotton processing reflecting the promise of industrial progress and its entanglement with slavery in the American south
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Sursock, N. (2025, September 10). The Cotton Gin 1793. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/
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Sursock, Nicha. "The Cotton Gin 1793." World History Encyclopedia, September 10, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/.
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Sursock, Nicha. "The Cotton Gin 1793." World History Encyclopedia, 10 Sep 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20977/the-cotton-gin-1793/.
