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  2. Slave markets and slave jails in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Price, Birch & Co., "dealers in slaves" Alexandria, Virginia, photographed c. 1862 In addition to private jails, enslaved people were often held in public jails, such as a 40-year-old fugitive man named Monday who fought "like the Devil when arrested" and who was held in the jail of Walker County, Alabama (The Democrat, Huntsville, July 7, 1847)

  3. The Auction Block (1926 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Auction Block is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley. The film stars Charles Ray and Eleanor Boardman . It is written by Fanny and Frederic Hatton and is based on the novel of the same name by Rex Beach .

  4. Slave market - Wikipedia

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    In 1859, an auction master named Z. B. Oakes purchased Ryan's Mart, and built what is now the Old Slave Mart building for use as an auction gallery. The building's auction table was 3 feet (0.91 m) high and 10 feet (3.0 m) long and stood just inside the arched doorway. [37] In addition to slaves, the market sold real estate and stock. [38]

  5. Rare copy of U.S. Constitution heads to auction after being ...

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    Another copy of the U.S. Constitution is headed to the auction block. Brunk Auctions of Asheville, N.C., will put the recently discovered document up for bids on Sept. 28, starting at $1 million ...

  6. The Auction Block - Wikipedia

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    Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. Navigation Main page; Contents; ... The Auction Block may refer to: The Auction Block (1926 film), an American silent ...

  7. Livestock auctions could be coming to an end at America’s ...

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    The $27 million price tag includes 100 acres (40 hectares) of prime property along the Oklahoma River in a growing city of roughly 700,000 residents. Livestock auctions could be coming to an end ...

  8. Slave Auction Block, Fredericksburg - Wikipedia

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    The city council had been planning the block's removal since 2017, with a court victory by the council in February 2020 having cleared the last remaining legal obstacles to moving it. [4] The auction block was removed from its site on June 5, 2020, and is displayed at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. [5] [6]

  9. The Auction Block (1917 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Auction Block is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Rubye De Remer. The film was produced by Rex Beach, upon whose novel, The Auction Block, the film is based. [1] It is not known whether the film survives. [1] The film was remade as a comedy in 1926 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Charles Ray and ...