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A 1859 Slave Auction in Savannah, as Reported by the New York Tribune

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An article published in the New York Tribune, 1859 documenting a slave auction in Savannah, Georgia, for which 438 individuals were put on the auction block.
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  1. African American History
  2. Education
  3. New York Tribune 1850 1860
  4. Newspapers
  5. Savannah (Ga.)
  6. Slave Bills Of Sale
  7. Slavery

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