"Credit Sale of Valuable Slaves! by Julian Neville, Auctioneer," New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1850
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The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. New Orleans became a major slave auction center after about 1820.
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. New Orleans became a major slave auction center after about 1820.
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
circa 1850
Subject Date
circa 1850
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
71.106.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Fred Kinghorn
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 18.75 in
Width: 12 in
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