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The Weeping Time - PBS

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In March of 1857, the largest sale of human beings in the history in the United States took place at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia. ... The owner of the slaves, Pierce Butler, had inherited the family's Georgia plantations some twenty years ...

LARGEST SLAVE SALE IN GEORGIA HISTORY - YouTube

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One of the largest sales of enslaved persons in U.S. history took place on March 2-3, 1859, at the Ten Broeck ...

Atlantic Slave Trade to Savannah | New Georgia Encyclopedia

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

... Atlantic slave trade. Although Savannah's participation in the slave trade was initially miniscule, the port of Savannah. ... Ten Major Civil War Sites in Georgia.

The Largest Slave Auction - America's Library

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It was the largest sale of slaves on record in the United States, and it was ... were brought to a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia, and put in the stalls used for ...

History of Savannah, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free ...

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The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of .... and slaveswere brought into the struggling colony, and Savannah was made the ...