A Slave Auction at the South
This image shows enslaved people being sold to white onlookers. According to the source, this sketch was drawn by Mr. Davis, "who witnessed the scene shown in this drawing." Accompanying Davis was W. H. Russell, a correspondent for the London Times who gave a detailed description of the slave auctions he viewed while traveling through the South. The location is not identified in the article, but it was sent from Montgomery, Alabama (see vol. 5, p. 447).
Image Title
A Slave Auction at the South
RegID
SI-OB-736
Date
1861
Title
A Slave Auction at the South
Source
Harper's Weekly (July 13, 1861), vol. 5, p. 442.
Language
English
Item sets
Slave Sales & Auctions: African Coast & the Americas
Spatial Coverage
North America--Alabama
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (July 13, 1861), vol. 5, p. 442.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-Feb-17
Identifier
H024