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A passage from page 18 of Great auction sale of slaves.
This is a passage describing how a disfigurement can alter the price of a slave. In this case, a missing eye lowers the value of a male slave.
Map of Slave and Free States
This is a map of the Slave and Free States and Territories slave states depicted in red and free states and territories depicted in green.
A list of slaves from page 12 of Great auction sale of slaves.
This is a list of some of the slaves that were up for auction.
Observations on the inslaving, importing and purchasing of Negroes with some advice thereon extracted form [sic] the Yearly Meeting epistle of London for the present year : also some remarks on the absolute necessity of self-denial, renouncing the world, and true charity for all such as sincerely desire to be our blessed Saviour's disciples.
Pamphlet by Anthony Benezet giving his opinions on the enslavement of African Americans. A letter to the London Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends
A passage from pages 7-8 in Great auction sale of slaves.
This passage describes "spectators" and prospective buyers examining slaves.
a passage from page 5 of Great auction sale of slaves.
This passage describes the separation of slave families during the auction.
The Qur'an Verse 2 Chapter 177
This is one of the most prominent parts of the Qur'an that supports slave owners freeing those they have enslaved. It is an English translation. The entity responsible for the translation of the Qur'an is extremely important in the study of the…
