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the (official) closing of the international trade on the american coast also inflates the value of enslaved people on the domestic market, creating a new class of very wealthy (and politically powerful) planters — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2022 Hibernated

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that’s exactly right. and the effects on slavery are staggering. cotton production ramps up at around the same time that British textile manufacturing creates new demand, creating political pressure for territorial expansion in the southeast for new land to cultivate. — PolitiTweet.org

@jbouie I believe that's because it was the cotton gin that made it economically viable to grow short-staple cotton… https://t.co/pBeHynZwcl

Posted Jan. 17, 2022 Hibernated

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@trentonsperry oh yeah, i’m actually reading that right now, and it’s absolutely right. increased cotton production — and skyrocketing demand for cotton — fuels the massive expropriation of native land — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 17, 2022 Hibernated