A Slave Auction

ID: 6210 ~ Source: Published in "Slavery in South Carolina and the ex-slaves." (1862) Downloaded from WikiCommons. ~ Creator: Austa Malinda French (1810-1880) ~ Date: 19th century; published in 1862

This file appears in: Frontin, An Enslaved Child from the Boré Plantation

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19th century engraving depicting a Slave Auction in South Carolina.

This file appears in: Frontin, An Enslaved Child from the Boré Plantation

Frontin, An Enslaved Child from the Boré Plantation

By Kalie A. Dutra & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

On January 21, 1783, Étienne de Boré, an enslaver and owner of the Boré Plantation located within today’s Audubon Park, visited a public slave auction in order to sell two enslaved boys. Alexandro…