File:Slaves auction Virginia 1861.jpg

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English: ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 16, 1861 The prime feature of this issue is a full page illustration captioned: "A Slave Auction In Virginia" which shows a family, including a baby in the mother's arms, on the auction block.
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