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By Mark Hilton, December 11, 2013
Slave Transportation to Montgomery Marker (side 2)
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | Side 1
The Domestic Slave Trade
Beginning in the seventeenth century, millions of African people were kidnapped, sold into slavery, and shipped to the Americas as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In 1808, the United States . . . — — Map (db m86427) HM |
| | Side A The city’s slave market was at the Artesian Basin (Court Square). Slaves of all ages were auctioned, along with land and livestock, standing in line to be inspected. Public posters advertised sales and included gender, approximate . . . — — Map (db m28187) HM |
May. 19, 2024