27K views · 729 reactions | Florida History Repost: North Florida sold more cotton than any other states. If you bought cotton back then good chance it came from Florida #florida #history #cotton #northflorida #cottongin #slavery #plantations | The Hughley’s | Facebook

The Illiterate Inventor Who Changed Farming Henry Blair, a Black farmer who couldn't read or write, patented the mechanical corn planter in 1834 and a cotton planter in 1836, becoming only the second Black man to receive a U.S. patent. #BlackHistory #Inventors #Agriculture #AmericanHistory Henry Blair, Black inventors, agricultural inventions, corn planter, cotton planter, U.S. patent, 19th century innovation, farming technology, Black history, American inventors | Black History Unfiltered

13K views · 92 reactions | Can you understand how the present global world order came to exist by understanding the history of the cotton trade? Come, find out. #JaipurLitFest2020 | Jaipur Literature Festival | Facebook