Auction of Enslaved Persons at the Charleston Courthouse (1859)

A broadside with the title "Under Decree in Equity" with a list of enslaved people and their ages, and handwritten notes throughout

Broadside for an auction of enslaved men, women, and children at the Charleston courthouse in 1859 (Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)

AP African American Studies Guide

A Broadside Listing Enslaved Men, Women, and Children and Their Ages, Charleston, South Carolina (1859)

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