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| Picture No | 10219152 |
| Date | 1856 |
| Description | Slave Sale, Charleston, South Carolina 1856 |
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Crowded street scene, with male black slaves, shackled and poorly dressed, raised on a platform so that they can be seen by the bidders. One slave is being physically examined, shirt open, by a potential buyer.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 29 November 1856, page 555 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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