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Artefact Slave sale poster, 1829

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Slavery

This is a poster from 1829 advertising a slave auction. Slaves were advertised and sold, along with other commodities, underlining the dehumanising nature of slavery. The slaves are described in terms of their ability to work and have been given European names. They would have been prepared to look healthy before the auction, where potential buyers would have inspected them like animals, next to the horse

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