02327cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000280012824500220015626400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801750039552012820057053400660185265300330191885600430195199900190199468472UtSlPG20260610134600.0mcr n260607r20221859utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a10033443  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE3001 aKramer, John Theophilus14aThe slave-auction 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-07-08  aDavid E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Slave-Auction" by John Theophilus Kramer is a powerful historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book offers a poignant critique of slavery in the United States, particularly focusing on the brutality and dehumanization involved in the slave auction process. It draws on the author’s personal observations during his years in slave states, challenging the morality and ethics of a society that professed to uphold Christian values while condoning such barbaric practices.  In this harrowing narrative, Kramer vividly describes a slave auction where families are torn apart and individuals are sold like livestock. The auctioneer’s chilling proclamations and the despair of the enslaved people serve as a backdrop to a broader moral and societal indictment. Through detailed character sketches of the enslaved individuals and the buyers, the book portrays the anguish of separation, the pain of loss, and the inherent contradictions in a society that claims to value liberty and righteousness while perpetuating such an inhumane institution. At its core, the book forces readers to confront the stark reality of slavery and the hypocrisy of those who justified it under the guise of religion and civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Robert F. Wallcut, 1859  aSlave trade -- United States40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68472  c109279d109279