Slave markets and slave jails in the United States
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Slave markets and slave jails in the United States
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Slave markets and slave jails in the United States were places used for the slave trade in the United States from the founding in 1776 until the total abolition of slavery in 1865. Slave pens, also known as slave jails, were used to temporarily hold enslaved people until they were sold, or to hold fugitive slaves, and sometimes even to "board" slaves while traveling. Slave markets were any place where sellers and buyers gathered to make deals. Some of these buildings had dedicated slave jails, o
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_markets_and_slave_jails_in_the_United_States
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2023-08-29T01:48:52Z
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2024-08-28T05:40:15Z
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