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Slave Auction at Richmond, Virginia, 1856.

Butler's slaves were sold in an auction similar to the one in this illustration

CREDIT: "Slave Auction at Richmond, Virginia." Wood engraving. The Illustrated London News, September 27, 1856. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.



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