Browse Items (3 total) Tags: The Weeping Time Browse All Browse by Tag Search Items Sort by: Title Creator Date Added A passage from pages 7-8 in Great auction sale of slaves. This passage describes "spectators" and prospective buyers examining slaves. Tags: Pierce M. Butler, Savannah, slave auction, The Weeping Time a passage from page 5 of Great auction sale of slaves. This passage describes the separation of slave families during the auction. Tags: Pierce M. Butler, Savannah, slave auction, The Weeping Time Great auction sale of slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d and 3d, 1859 This is an account of The Weeping Time in Savannah, Georgia, when 429 slaves were sold in a matter of two days at the Broeck racetrack. All of the slaves belonged to Pierce M. Butler, and many slave families were broken up. Tags: Pierce M. Butler, Savannah, slave auction, The Weeping Time Featured Item Voices from the Great War Audio Guide for Panel 1 of Voices from the Great War