Slave market
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Description
Image of a pen-and-ink drawing and watercolor by Henry Byam Martin depicting a slave market in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1833. A black family, consisting of a man, woman, and two small children, stands on a raised platform. A white auctioneer stands on the block holding a bill out for prospective buyers to see.An inscription on the original reads "Charleston S.C. 4th March 1833 'The land of the free & home of the brave.'"
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Digital Library of Georgia
