The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1316643484 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Such is the grand and grave subject of this absorbing book on the mother of all slave auctions in the United States, a tale told with verve and an eye for detail. Advance praise: 'Here is a graceful chronicle of a wretched moment in history. The Weeping Time is about the largest slave auction in American history, but it is also a remarkably vivid story of individual lives forever transformed when people are treated as property.' Clayborne Carson, Stanford University, CaliforniaAdvance praise: 'A meticulously researched and beautifully told story of slavery. She offers a moving and engaging social history of an understudied aspect of American slavery.' Thomas Dublin, Co-editor, Women and Social Movements in the United States and Bartle Distinguished Professor, State University of New York, BinghamtonAdvance praise: 'Bailey's engrossing saga reminds us that the auction block was a crucial shared experience that shaped the consciousness of millions o
Demonstrating the resilience of African American families, she includes interviews from the living descendants of slaves sold on the auction block, showing how the memories of slavery have shaped people's lives today. Using the auction as the focal point, The Weeping Time is a compelling and nuanced narrative of one of the most pivotal eras in American history, and how its legacy persists today.. In 1859, at the largest recorded slave auction in American history, over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation e
Anne C. . Bailey is a Professor of History at Binghamton University, State University of New York