This Athens Historical Society documentary, addresses the three main causes of industrialization in Athens: the North Oconee River, cotton, and the 1828 tariff. The documentary also examines how industrialization in the South was linked to...See moreThis Athens Historical Society documentary, addresses the three main causes of industrialization in Athens: the North Oconee River, cotton, and the 1828 tariff. The documentary also examines how industrialization in the South was linked to slavery until the very end of the Civil War.
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