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SLAVERY BY COURTNEY MUELLER
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What is slavery?Exact slavery definition: the state or
condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune.
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Slavery Slavery was what some people thought
was evil. Non-slaves would get arrested or killed if they helped out or tried to free slaves. If slaves tried to run away they would be hunted down and they would be either returned back to their owners or they would get killed.
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Slave auctions explanationWhat is a slave auction? Well a slave auction is pretty much what it
sounds like. It is and auction where a slave gets
bought or where slaves get traded. Slave auctions
were the main reason of splitting up a slavefamily. Many slaves would try to run away
withtheir families so they wouldn’t be split
apart.
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Slave auctionsSlave auctions is a big part in the story A Day of
Tears. There is two different kinds of slaveauctions. One is called “grab and go” is where aslave buyer would give the slave trader a certainamount of money and he would get a ticket inreturn for the slave. The other kind of slaveauctions is called “may the biggest bidder win”which is where a slave buyer bids the highestamount of money possible and whoever managesto bid the highest gets the slave.
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Slave auction ads
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How all this was involved Pierce Butler owned slaves on his
plantation. There was a slave auction at the butler
plantation where tons of slaves were sold to all over the world. They were sold to get money to pay off his dept from gabling too much and losing.
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Under ground railroadWhat is the under ground railroad?.The underground railroad was neither “underground” or a “railroad”. It got its name because it depended on secret “railroad” codes to let passengers know they were in danger. The underground railroad was a set of routes that started in the South, went through the North, and ended in Canada.
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Underground railroad pictures
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Facts about Julius Lester
Julius Lester was born on January 27, 1939. He has two children He hosted a radio show on WBAI-FM in 1969-
1975 Julius Lester has written 43 books: 8 nonfiction,
30 children's books, 1 book of poetry and photographs, and 3 adult novels.
His very first book was an instruction book on learning to play a 12 string guitar.
Julius Lester was a photographer for the SNCC (Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee.
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