Freedom was a precarious state for Blacks before the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. Free Blacks were sold at auction if they fell behind in paying their taxes.
Alexandria Gazette
Tuesday, Aug 21, 1860
Alexandria, VA
Vol: LXI
Issue: 199
Macon Telegraph
Saturday, Aug 18, 1860
Macon, GA
Issue: 171
Page: 1
Saturday, Aug 18, 1860
Macon, GA
Issue: 171
Page: 1
Feature illustration: Eyre Crowe, Slaves Waiting for Sale, Richmond, Virginia, 1861
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