Which statement is an accurate characterization of art during the Harlem Renaissance? It often included realistic elements and angular shapes. It often included African elements and geometric shapes. It often included Southern elements and gently flowing lines. It often included ancient elements and two-dimensional lines.

It often included African elements and geometric shapes.

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while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

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before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.