LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Everyone that lives on the South Plains knows how important cotton is to our economy. Here in Lubbock, the historical commission will soon dedicate a state marker to the first ...

History buffs take note: an early working model of one of the most important inventions of the 19th century, Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, will be auctioned next week in Dallas at Heritage Auctions. As ...

Cotton has been cultivated for use in textiles since the fifth century BC. The development of large-scale spinning machines from 1738 onwards made it easier to turn raw fibres into cotton cloth, which ...

On this day in 1793, young inventor Eli Whitney had his U.S. patent for the cotton gin approved, an invention that would definitely have an impact on social and economic conditions that led to the ...

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — There’s no painless way to explain the history of a massive brick structure being renovated into apartments in this central Alabama city — a factory that played a key role in ...

In pre-Civil War Tennessee and Alabama, slaves used wooden ginning machines to turn cotton into clothing, according to Tony Mullins of Louisiana, who collects the devices shown in the accompanying ...

Perception is not the work of the eyes alone. Through his signature melding of sculpture, sound, and performance, genre-defying artist Kevin Beasley reminds viewers of just that. His solo exhibition ...

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A little bit of Prattville history has made it back home. Auburn University has donated a cotton gin bought from Continental Eagle Co. in 1923. The machine was used by students ...

LEESBURG, Va. — A recent incident at Riverside High School in Loudoun County has raised concerns over cultural sensitivity and the treatment of Black students. The situation unfolded last Thursday ...

DAVIS STATION — The owner of a cotton gin that's been around for 76 years wants to sell the business to pay off creditors, according to court papers filed less than a month after South Carolina ...