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Graph on the growth of cotton, compared to the growth of slavery 

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Graph on the growth of cotton, compared to the growth of slavery 

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By: Ryan
This graph shows us that as the cotton gin became more used on plantations, cotton production took off, but sadly at the same time the demand of slaves became higher than ever causing the highest point of slavery in the United States.

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by Lizzy, Ryan, & Caiden
This is what an abolitionists newspaper may have looked like at the time.

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by Lizzy
When abolitionists would send messages to one another concerning the Underground Railroad, they would code their messages.

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By: Ryan and Caiden
“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”
-Abraham Lincoln
This meant that those that deny slaves their freedom do not deserve their own freedom.

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Whenever I hear someone arguing for slavery, I get furious and want them to be in a slaves shoes.

“You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.”
-William Wilberforce
You may choose to look away and pretend that you did not see, but you can never say that you did not know.

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By: Ryan
The Slave Trade was a industry in which slaves were imported from Africa to the U.S. and other countries.  This was extremely wrong and was very dark time in our history.

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Top 10 Shocking Facts About The Slave Trade

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The Top 10 Shocking Facts About the Slave Trade. The Atlantic Slave Trade was one of the most brutal periods of slavery in history. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1Px6fGH More than 12 million slaves from Africa were forced across the Atlantic Ocean to work as slaves in the USA, the Caribbean, Brazil and the wider Americas.

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by Lizzy
As cotton production and sales increased, so did slavery. The higher demand, the higher the amount of cotton produced had to be. And this can not happen without more slaves.

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By Ryan
The cotton belt was where the most cotton production was during the 1860's and as you can see, the map almost looks like a belt.

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by Lizzy
The slaves on cotton plantation were not taken care of that well. They had to work most hours of the day with no free time. Slaves were beat by their masters if they did not work hard enough

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by Lizzy
When no one is around cotton plantations look beautiful and well maintained.

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by Lizzy
On plantations, the only things slaves had to help them deal with life was each other and music. Slaves built close bonds between each other and crated coded songs called spirituals in order to cope with slave life. Music played a large role in slave culture.

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Black Culture Through Rap Music & Videos

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the evolution of music - created at http://animoto.com

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by Caiden
The cotton gin was supposed to make the need for slaves less, but instead it made more people want slaves.

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By Ryan
For slaves they often sang songs to pass time in the fields and to communicate with each other with secret codes. These spirituals were the roots of the blues and jazz.

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12 Years a Slave 2013   Roll Jordan Roll

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by Ryan
The Underground railroad was a secret network of people that helped run-away slaves gain their freedom by traveling to the north.