"Great Sale of Land, Slaves, Bank Stock, &c., &c.," 1855
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The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. Slaves are included in this public sale of the personal possessions of a G. W. Gore of Frankfort, Kentucky.
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. Slaves are included in this public sale of the personal possessions of a G. W. Gore of Frankfort, Kentucky.
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
1854
Subject Date
06 January 1855
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2005.19.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 19.25 in
Width: 12.375 in
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