Artnet

Artist Kevin Beasley Has Repurposed the Cotton Gin to Give New Shape to the History of Slavery

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 ...
The Grio

Slavery’s ghost haunts cotton gin factory’s transformation

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 ...
Washington Times

Thanks to Auburn, historic cotton gin returns to Prattville

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 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | REX NELSON: A new cotton gin

Cotton-related events in Arkansas history include the Lee County cotton-picker strike of 1891, the Elaine Massacre of 1919, and the formation of the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union in 1934 as tension ...
Montgomery Advertiser

Thanks to Auburn University donation, historic cotton gin returns home to Prattville

PRATTVILLE — 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 and staff ...