Every Three Minutes

[In the United States] a slave was sold on average every 3.6 minutes between 1820 and 1860 ~ Herbert Gutman

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#OnThisDay in 1825 --- a white person just traded a person's child.

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#OnThisDay in #history---a person's grandparent was just sold. https://t.co/nwj5EqY8qz

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In the antebellum American South, an American just traded a black person's parent. https://t.co/nwj5EqY8qz

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In the antebellum U.S. South, someone's parent was just purchased. https://t.co/xUKcMJmMjO

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A person was sold about every 3 minutes in the antebellum era. One was called Joshua.

https://t.co/dsFQcM3Clf

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In the antebellum U.S. South --- someone just purchased a slave's parent. https://t.co/rh3nHvjB5A

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In the antebellum U.S. South -- a white American just sold a human being's grandparent. https://t.co/7c8loERkiO

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In the antebellum United States --- a slaver just sold a human being's child. https://t.co/vCbBhCJE03

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In the antebellum U.S. South -- a white American just sold someone's child. https://t.co/rh3nHvjB5A

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In the antebellum U.S. -- a white slaver just traded an enslaved person's grandchild.

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#OnThisDay in 1840, a white person just traded someone's parent. https://t.co/rh3nHvjB5A

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In the antebellum United States, someone just sold a person's grandchild. https://t.co/89i6fiD58X

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#OnThisDay in #history--a slaver just traded someone's friend.

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A person was sold about every 3 minutes in the antebellum era. One was called Candy.

https://t.co/7dO76KRj4d

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#OnThisDay in history -- a white American just traded an enslaved person. https://t.co/89i6fiD58X

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In the antebellum U.S.--a human being's grandchild was just bought.

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#OnThisDay in history---a slave's friend was just traded. https://t.co/DNjduEGXzp

[Every Three Minutes @Every3Minutes]

In the antebellum U.S. South -- a person's grandchild was just traded. https://t.co/rh3nHvjB5A

[Every Three Minutes @Every3Minutes]

In the antebellum U.S. South---someone just sold a black person's grandparent. https://t.co/rh3nHvjB5A

[Every Three Minutes @Every3Minutes]

In the antebellum United States --- a white person just sold someone's parent. https://t.co/6CttpDJIMJ