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Over two days in 1859, on what was then the site of the Savannah Ten Broeck Race Course, 436 enslaved people were sold – the largest slave auction in history.
- The Hidden History of Slavery That Surrounds Us
Over two days in 1859, on what was then the site of the Ten...
- The Hidden History of Slavery That Surrounds Us
The Great Slave Auction (also called the Weeping Time) was an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at Ten Broeck Race Course, near Savannah, Georgia, United States, on March 2 and 3, 1859.
The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History opens up with a list of chattel—the names of Black men and women of various ages. So frequent were their occurrence in the first chapter that almost every other page ends with a group of slaves, auctioned together on March 2 and 3, 1859.
Auction - An auctioneer sold enslaved people individually or in lots (as a group), with people being sold to the highest bidder. Scramble - Here the enslaved people were kept together in an...
16 de jun. de 2023 · A sale of 600 people would mark a grim new record — by far. Until Davila’s discovery, the largest known slave auction in the U.S. was one that was held over two days in 1859 just outside...
27 de feb. de 2017 · Roots: A History Revealed - The Slave Auction | History. The slave auction was the epitome of the system's dehumanization. #Roots Subscribe for more from Roots and other great HISTORY...
