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Skilled freedmen working at the Union army’s carpenter shops in Beaufort, South Carolina, ca. 1860s, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Slave auction notice, 1769, Charles Town, South Carolina, courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.

Slave Badge, Charleston, South Carolina [1]

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Slave badge, stamped "Charleston No. 136 Mechanic 1833," Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

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Slave badge, stamped "Charleston No. 136 Mechanic 1833," Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Pantovic Artifact Collection, courtesy of the Avery Research Center.

Copper slave badge, square in shape. Face is stamped "Charleston No. 136 Mechanic 1833."

Slave Badges,
City of Charleston
Image courtesy of the Charleston Museum

Slave bill of sale for enslaved girl named Sauvy, Charleston, December 14, 1844, courtesy of Special Collections at College of Charleston Libraries.

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Slave bill of sale for enslaved man named Cesar, Charleston, January 14, 1854, courtesy of Special Collections at College of Charleston Libraries.

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Slave bill of sale for enslaved man named Jacob, Charleston, May 28, 1838, courtesy of Special Collections at College of Charleston Libraries.

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Slave bill of sale for enslaved man named Stephen, Charleston, January 26, 1857, courtesy of Special Collections at College of Charleston Libraries.

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