25 magg 1791 anni - 1791: Eli Whitney invents the Cotton gin, facilitating the spread of slavery in the south. First edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is published and raises awareness for the Abolitionist cause by exposing the brutality of slavery and the horrors of the Middle Passage.
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
25 magg 1791 anni
Adesso
~ 233 years ago
