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ERIC Number: EJ622229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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The Gin Builder: Examining the Skills Needed for the New Industrial Age.
Kosty, Carlita; Lubar, Steven; Rhar, Bill
OAH Magazine of History, v15 n1 p41-46 Fall 2000
Presents a lesson plan in which students explore the impact of industrialization on agriculture, the experience of William Ellison, a free black cotton gin mechanic, and the skills that Ellison needed. Students discuss handwritten documents, diagrams, and census information related to the cotton gin. Includes a bibliography and four handouts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Blacks, Educational Strategies, Freedom, Industrialization, Inventions, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Slavery, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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