Slave Auction, engraving from the London News, February 16, 1861
    The cruelty of slavery was depicted in this image of a black family on the auction block in Richmond, Virginia.

Slave sales often broke families apart with individual members going to the highest bidder.

Read more about the "Impact of Slavery Upon Slave Families" and "Spousal Separation Under Slavery."
 
Slave Auction
engraving from the London News, February 16, 1861

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