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An enslaved woman auctioned for sale, The Illustrated London News, Richmond, Virginia, 1856, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

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Slave pass for Mack, an enslaved child or man, written by slaveholder, Sarah Savage, Charleston, South Carolina, 1843, courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries.

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Bill of sale for an enslaved woman, Charlotte, and her daughter, Pheobe, Charleston, South Carolina, 1851, courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries.

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Photograph of Nancy Weston, from Archibald Grimke Papers, circa 1900s, courtsey of Howard University.

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Doctor's bill for Lizza, an enslaved woman, Thomas County, Georgia, 1853, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

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"A Road-side Scene," from Picturesque America, by Harry Fenn and William Cullen Bryant, Charleston, South Carolina, 1870, courtesy of College of Charleston Libraries.

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Freed people going to a market, from Harper's Weekly Magazine, Savannah, Georgia, 1875, courtesy of Slavery Images.

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Sketch of an enslaved woman carrying a bundle, from The Great South, Edward King, 1875, courtesy of University of Virginia Library Special Collections.

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Photograph of an African American woman, Celia, working as a domestic laborer, caring for a white infant, Redcliffe Plantation, Beech Island, South Carolina, 1898, courtesy of South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina. After emancipation, one avenue of employment that remained open to African American women was child care for white families. White families continued to use the term "Mammy" to refer to the African American woman they employed to care of their children.

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Map depicting the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, courtesy of the National Parks Service.

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