The weeping time : memory and the largest slave auction in American history /

The weeping time : memory and the largest slave auction in American history /

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Author / Creator:	Bailey, Anne C. (Anne Caroline), author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017. ©2017
Description:	x, 197 pages : illustrations, map, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Butler, Pierce, -- Jr., -- 1807-1867. Butler family. Butler, Pierce, -- 1807-1867 Butler family Slave trade -- Georgia. Slavery -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century. Slaves -- Georgia -- Biography. Plantation life -- Georgia. Plantations -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century. Collective memory -- United States. Slave trade Slavery Slaves Plantation life Plantations Collective memory Georgia
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11359195

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ISBN:	9781107193055 1107193052 9781316643488 1316643484
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates. This book is one of the first to analyze the operation of this auction and trace the lives of slaves before, during, and after their sale. Immersing herself in the personal papers of the Butlers, accounts from journalists that witnessed the auction, genealogical records, and oral histories, Anne C. Bailey weaves together a narrative that brings the auction to life. Demonstrating the resilience of African American families, she includes interviews from the living descendants of slaves sold on the auction block, showing how the memories of slavery have shaped people's lives today. Using the auction as the focal point, The Weeping Time is a compelling and nuanced narrative of one of the most pivotal eras in American history, and how its legacy persists today"--Publisher.

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Call Number:	E442 .B19 2017
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