With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly ... made huge profits by selling their slaves. This domestic slave trade devastated black families. American-born slaves were torn ...

With the gin (short for engine), raw cotton could be quickly ... made huge profits by selling their slaves. This domestic slave trade devastated black families. American-born slaves were torn ...

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Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American ... about slavery and the cotton ...