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Episode Appearances
American Revolution Podcast · Apr 12, 2026
ARP383 Eli Whitney & Dolley Madison
“Invented the cotton gin in 1793-94 at Mulberry Grove; faced decades of patent infringement lawsuits”
Cotton gin invention and patent historyEarly American patent law and enforcementPlantation economy and slavery expansion
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American History Hit · Feb 23, 2026
Darkest Hours: Origins of Slavery
“Inventor whose cotton gin patent accelerated slavery's expansion and entrenchment in early 19th century”
Transatlantic slave trade and Middle Passage logisticsColonial slavery laws and legal racialization (Massachusetts Body of Liberties, Virginia inheritance laws)Plantation economics and crop systems (tobacco, rice, sugar, cotton)
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The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels · Oct 17, 2025
George Will on Executive Power and Civic Virtue
“Yale graduate whose cotton gin invention exemplifies historical contingency and unintended consequences”
Executive Power and Constitutional LimitsPresidential Tariff Authority and Trade PolicyPresidential Immunity from Prosecution
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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · Mar 7, 2022
Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
“Inventor of the cotton gin, which exponentially increased slavery's profitability and reversed its decline”
Atlantic Slave Trade Economics and LogisticsColumbus and Early Colonial Labor SystemsPortuguese Maritime Expansion and African Contact
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