Examine the Woodcut of a Slave Sale That Was Published

question 10

Multiple Choice

Examine the woodcut of a slave sale that was published in The Child's Anti-Slavery Book in 1860.How do historians know that this is an image of the domestic slave trade?

• A) It shows happy and contented slaves on a plantation while whites watch the scene.
• B) It shows urban slaves working in a variety of industries in a southern city.
• C) It shows skilled slaves working on agricultural machinery on a cotton plantation.
• D) It shows sorrowful slaves being separated while angry whites glare at them.

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