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Sold to go South.

Sold to go South.

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A slave pen during wartime.

A slave pen during wartime.

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Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

Bond posted by C. M. Clay to emancipate six slaves.

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Boyle county broadside, 1849.

Boyle county broadside, 1849.

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Slave auction on Cheapside, Lexington.

Slave auction on Cheapside, Lexington.

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Levi Coffin. ; Calvin Fairbank.

Levi Coffin. ; Calvin Fairbank.

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Cassius M. Clay as a student at Yale.

Cassius M. Clay as a student at Yale.

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Fayette county hemp field.

Fayette county hemp field.

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Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

Old slave with hand held hemp-brake.

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Commissioner's sale in 1863.

Commissioner's sale in 1863.

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Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

Lewis county slaves sold on Cheapside.

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Main street, Ante-Bellum Lexington.

Main street, Ante-Bellum Lexington.

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Edward Stone's coffle gang.

Edward Stone's coffle gang.

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Office of Clay's True American, Lexington.

Office of Clay's True American, Lexington.

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Old slave couple , Mercer county.

Old slave couple , Mercer county.

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A court day sale in Maysville.

A court day sale in Maysville.

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Robert Wickliffe. ; Robert J.Breckinridge.

Robert Wickliffe. ; Robert J.Breckinridge.

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Folks in the big house.

Folks in the big house.

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Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

Where Robards kept his "choice stock" of slaves.

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Negro traders' advertisements. - images Black History Month

Negro traders' advertisements. - images Black History Month

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Lexington slave dealers' advertisements, 1859.

Lexington slave dealers' advertisements, 1859.

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James G. Birney. ; John G. Fee.

James G. Birney. ; John G. Fee.

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Emily runs away.

Emily runs away.

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Bill of sale for Kitty Lee.

Bill of sale for Kitty Lee.

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Buying for the New Orleans market.

Buying for the New Orleans market.

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Perry's "free papers."

Perry's "free papers."

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Slave handcuffs and leg irons. ; Tom's runaway notice.

Slave handcuffs and leg irons. ; Tom's runaway notice.

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Kentucky's first anti-slavery tract.

Kentucky's first anti-slavery tract.

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