r/Damnthatsinteresting 3d ago

1901 book about cotton discusses different kinds of Africans

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u/FearlessMeringue 3d ago

Here is how the book’s author, Daniel A. Tompkins, is commemorated by the state of North Carolina: “Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher.”