Slavery was its fuel. Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy — plantation owners in the South, banks in the North, shipping merchants, and the textile industry in Great Britain.

They gained a sense of power simply by being white. In the lower South the majority of slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. Most of these plantations had fifty or fewer slaves ...

Here are three recent graphic novels that can help us to remember resistance against slavery. They follow in the footsteps of ...

This activity is an excerpt from our curriculum packet, "Cotton, Cloth, and Conflict: The Meaning of Slavery in a Northern Textile City" (appropriate for grades 8-12). Using this collection of primary ...

an enclosure where runaway slaves were detained until they were reclaimed by their owners. Originally situated in the city center in 1688, it was relocated to the pier head in 1818 to shield the town ...

Also recommended are materials (maps, videos, etc.) that show the importance of geography and climate to the growing and transportation of cotton. Good primary sources include the writings of mill ...

A plaque commemorates The Cage, an enclosure where runaway slaves were detained ... The decision to rekindle cotton harvesting at Hannay’s Plantation has elicited mixed reactions.

The cotton used was mostly imported from slave plantations. Slavery provided the raw material for industrial change and growth. The growth of the Atlantic economy was an integral part of the ...

They then sailed to the Americas and sold the slaves to work on plantations that produced sugar, rum, tobacco and cotton. The goods from these plantations were then shipped back to Europe.

It operated mainly as a cotton plantation until the last crop was ... and visitors can tour the McLeod family home as well as the slaves' living quarters. They will also learn about the ...