cotton gin poll?

bassplayaz06 · Post by **bassplayaz06** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:08 am

so for my drafting class, we had a debate today on who deserved the patent for the cotton gin. we came up with a decision on who really did, and were given an assignment to ask 25 people who it was.so... who do you think invented the cotton gin, and what race were they.

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:38 am

The first person that came to my mind was Eli Whitney (race: white)--at least for the cotton gin as we know it.

09vGT · Post by **09vGT** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:17 pm

I would say Eli Whitney too.. And I'm guessing white.I think the last time I heard about him was in the 5th grade..

Old Tele man · Post by **Old Tele man** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:30 pm

...Catherine Greene (sp?), black.

kostby · Post by **kostby** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:31 pm

Back in the old times (1960's) in an all-white middle class school, the teacher taught us that it was Eli Whitney.But personally, I can't drink cotton gin. I think it's just too dry.

Blanco_Diablo · Post by **Blanco_Diablo** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:54 pm

Last name McCoy, "the real McCoy"-African American

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:07 pm

Eli Whitney was granted the patent but was helped by Catherine Littlefield Greene who was white.your teacher must be surfing the nethttp://www.archives.gov/educat....htmlthe first documentation of a cotton gin was found in India in the 5th century

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:53 am

Quote, originally posted by kostby Â»But personally, I can't drink cotton gin. I think it's just too dry. Cotton gin? Not for me either. I prefer Tanqueray.

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