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Georgia Stories

First Century of Statehood, Part II

Special | 24m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

King Cotton and the Cotton Gin, The Growth of Slavery & African Roots

King Cotton and the Cotton Gin, The Growth of Slavery & African Roots

02/12/1994 | Rating NR

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Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB

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Georgia Stories

First Century of Statehood, Part II

Special | 24m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

King Cotton and the Cotton Gin, The Growth of Slavery & African Roots

02/12/1994 | Rating NR

Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback

Genre

History

Maturity Rating

NR

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Today if you drive through Georgia in the summer, you will pass miles and miles of cotton
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Some slaves made the dream of freedom a reality when they joined the Underground Railroad
African Roots
African slaves brought with them a strong oral tradition of storytelling

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Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB