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Montgomery’s Slave Markets / First Emancipation Observance - 186
Side A
The city’s slave market was at the Artesian Basin (Court Square). Slaves of all ages were auctioned, along with land and livestock, standing in line to be inspected. Public posters advertised sales and included gender, approximate age, first name ...
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Slave Market
From 1605 to 1765
there stood on this site
a guard house
and watch tower
Under British rule
it became the market and
place of public auction
ever since called
the slave marketThis tablet authorized by the following committee appointed ...
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