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Monday, January 26, 2026
Engraving from the anonymous anti-slavery book "The suppressed book about slavery!", published by Carleton, New York, 1864
"Exchanging Citizens for Horses", also by George Bourne, shows one of the many situations where the enslaved were exploited
Slave auctions were a central mechanism of the domestic slave trade, through which an estimated one million men, women, and children were forcibly sold and transported between 1790 and 1860
A slave auction, outdoors. The white auctioneer stands on a stage holding a gavel; a large American flag flies in the center of the picture
"Family amalgamation among the Men-stealers", by George Bourne, depicts the place each person should occupy in a household

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