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Lecture: The 1859 Savannah Slave Auction: A Genealogy of People and Place

When: Thu., Aug. 28, 6 p.m. 2014

A lecture by Dr. Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson. Part of Unearthing the Weeping Time, a commemorative exploration of the largest recorded slave auction in U.S history–429 slaves sold on March 2 and 3, 1859 in Savannah. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Slavery and Freedom in Savannah.

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