Event
The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, takes place near Savannah, Georgia
2 Mar 1859 – 3 Mar 1859 · 32.09° N, 81.13° W
What the records say
- When
- 2 Mar 1859 – 3 Mar 1859
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 32.09° N, 81.13° W
- Description
- The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, takes place near Savannah, Georgia.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Great Slave Auction.
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