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Understanding Slavery

The Slave Auction Time: 1845
Place: Richmond, Virginia

A planter, Mr. Jameson, offers for sale his slave Mariah, her son Samuel, and her infant daughter to anyone who will give a good price. Jameson needs cash to pay off a debt to the bank. Mariah's husband and her mother must remain on Jameson's plantation.

Mariah, Samuel, and the infant, once sold, must go wherever their new owner takes them. The white citizens of Richmond from many walks of life crowd the marketplace.

The auction begins. Continue.

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