"Credit Sale of Valuable Slaves! by Julian Neville, Auctioneer," New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1850
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Artifact Overview
The wealth and power of Southern plantation owners depended upon a large labor force of enslaved people -- especially when cotton became "king" in the Deep South during the 1800s. They justified their actions by considering enslaved people to be mere pieces of property. New Orleans became a major slave auction center after about 1820.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Broadside (Notice)
Date Made
circa 1850
Subject Date
circa 1850
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
71.106.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Fred Kinghorn
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 18.75 in
Width: 12 in
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