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African slaves harvesting cotton bolls, removing the seeds by machine, while an overseer with musket and whip drives a horse laden with raw cotton. West Indies, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
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Putting cotton bolls through whipping press before putting it through a saw gin. Slave plantation labour in southern states of America. Woodcut 1860 Stock Photo - Alamy
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