Silvia King

Silvia King explains in graphic detail the humiliating process of being sold at auction right off the boat in New Orleans.

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"De ship it come to dis country to New Orleans. Dar I wuz put on de block an' sold. All de blacks wuz chained an' all deir close wuz ripped off w'en dey wuz gittin' 'em ready fer de block. Dey all--chillun, women, an' men--had ter stan' on a big wooden block, lak de butcher chops an' saws his meat on now-a-days. De folks what wuz gwine ter buy de slaves, dey come 'roun' an' pinch you, an' feel your body all ober, an' look fer scars an' sees you got any broken bones 'fore dey buy you. Effen any ob de slaves don' want ter take deir close off, de oberseer he git a long, black whip an' cut 'em up hard."