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The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History
The Weeping Time Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History
Author: Anne C. Bailey
In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates. This book is one of the first to analyze the operation of this auction and trace the lives of slaves before, during, and after their sale. Immersing herself in the personal papers of the Butlers, accou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781316643488
ISBN-10: 1316643484
Publication Date: 8/31/2017
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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