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100	1		_aKramer, John Theophilus
245	1	4	_aThe slave-auction
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2022-07-08
508			_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)
520			_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.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Robert F. Wallcut, 1859
653			_aSlave trade -- United States
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68472
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