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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 16 Sep 2017

    Atlanta "slave market," photographed during Civil War: #Barnardpic.twitter.com/BaYhccX5Z4

    12:38 PM - 16 Sep 2017
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      1. Joy‏ @joy_of_soul 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        This is a symbol of how evil men can be.

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      1. Luke Rosa‏ @StudentsHistory 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Sobering reminder of the closeness of the past.

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      1. MA‏ @margarineminute 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I look forward to your snippets of history everyday. This one made me sick to my stomach. Such a shameful part of American history.

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      1. SezYou‏ @you_sez 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        So, this is close enough to us now that a PHOTO could be taken. No wonder people a legit angry today. Not ancient history. Thnx for post.

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      1. Alan Andres‏ @ZeitgeistAlanA 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Found this series of images that appear to have been shot around the same time.pic.twitter.com/zi2UgLSOZA

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      1. Press, Do Your Job‏ @PressDoYourJob 16 Sep 2017
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        Quality of the picture is remarkable. what a reminder it wasn't that long ago that you could buy/sell someone in plain sight.

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      1. Echo4India‏ @Echo5India 16 Sep 2017
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        It makes my skin crawl.

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      1. Nicole Taylor‏ @milkchoclt 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Human beings sold along with glassware. Pick up a slave on your way downtown. Yeah, sure libertarians, free market would've fixed this.

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      1. frameofmindpics‏ @jmontenieri 16 Sep 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/GfbFtmcBgc

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      1. Ingrid Roraback‏ @IRoraback 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        😢💔 Gut punch. Feeling sick. But thank you for sharing. As it reminds me why I MUST NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO TIRE...

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      1. Millard Fillmore‏ @MillardFillmor1 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        So when somebody says they want to protect Southern Heritage, remind them of this image.

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      1. Nancy Hartnett‏ @NancyHartnett1 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Lest we forget.

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      2. I'm so mad I could VOTE‏ @serbgirl004 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        "Negro SALES" ?? That is horrifying.

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      3. bAma eleCts to kick tigEr ass‏ @billpresson 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @serbgirl004 @BeschlossDC

        You realize that slavery involved buying and selling people, right?

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      4. I'm so mad I could VOTE‏ @serbgirl004 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @billpresson @BeschlossDC

        Of course.But I never saw a storefront selling Negroes. Sorry for my response of shock and horror. They don't have that store in Minnesota

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      5. bAma eleCts to kick tigEr ass‏ @billpresson 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @serbgirl004 @BeschlossDC

        They haven't been in Alabama or Georgia or anywhere in the USA since the Civil War but we learned about it in school.

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      6. I'm so mad I could VOTE‏ @serbgirl004 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @billpresson @BeschlossDC

        I went to school, too. But I never saw a picture like that.

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      7. bAma eleCts to kick tigEr ass‏ @billpresson 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @serbgirl004 @BeschlossDC

        Okay.

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      1. Scott Drzyzga‏ @MapScience 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Douglas A. Blackmon's (2008) excellent book, "Slavery by Another Name," contains many photographs from that era and wrenching documentation.

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      1. Phillip Ratner‏ @ratnerp 16 Sep 2017
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        Same photo, colorized.pic.twitter.com/JqEHicicn1

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