The weeping time : memory and the largest slave auction in American history / 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 hers...

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Main Author: Bailey, Anne C. (Anne Caroline) (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Butler, Pierce, > Jr., > 1807-1867.
Butler family.
Butler, Pierce, > 1807-1867.
Slave trade > Georgia.
Slavery > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Georgia > Biography.
Plantation life > Georgia.
Plantations > Georgia > History > 19th century.
Collective memory > United States.
Slave trade.
Slavery.
Enslaved persons.
Plantation life.
Plantations.
Collective memory.
Georgia.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:x, 197 pages : illustrations, map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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Call Number: E442 .B19 2017
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