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New-York Tribune, August 7, 1841 A negro named Lyttleton has been sentenced, at New Orleans, to receive seventy-five lashes upon his bare back, and to wear an iron collar with THREE PRONGS around his neck for three months, for striking a white man!...   High-res

New-York Tribune, August 7, 1841

A negro named Lyttleton has been sentenced, at New Orleans, to receive seventy-five lashes upon his bare back, and to wear an iron collar with THREE PRONGS around his neck for three months, for striking a white man! Since the late rumor of an attempt at insurrection, the people of New Orleans have been very much incensed against the blacks, and seem determined to proceed with needless severity against those who offend.

The Post Man and The Historical Account, London, February 1, 1701 Run away from Mr Rogers of Bristol, a tall Negro Man about 23 years old, a Cinnamon coloured Coat lined with blue, three of his upper Teeth sharp at the ends like a Dogs Teeth, light...   High-res

The Post Man and The Historical Account, London, February 1, 1701

Run away from Mr Rogers of Bristol, a tall Negro Man about 23 years old, a Cinnamon coloured Coat lined with blue, three of his upper Teeth sharp at the ends like a Dogs Teeth, light coloured Serge Breeches, and a Waistcoat of the same, and cannot speak English very well; whoever gives notice of him to the said Rogers, or to Mr Cairnes, Merchant in Budge Row, London, so as he may be had, shall have 3 Guineas. 

Tennessee, June 8, 1867

Did the Northern States ever have the institution of slavery? Yes.

Did they free their slaves? No.

How did they get rid of their slaves? They sold their slaves to the people of the South.

Why did they discontinue slavery in their midst? Because it paid better to sell their slaves than to keep them.

Did they make any provisions for the future freedom of their slaves when they sold them? No.

What states were chiefly involved in the slave trade? The Northern states.

Did they continue to trade after slavery was abolished in their midst? Yes, they continued it until the commencement of the war.

What prompted the rebellion in the South? An assurance that the very men from whom originally the Southern people purchased their slaves, after being stole from Africa, were determined to release them without a restitution of their own ill-gotten gains in the premises, and to make use of the Freedmen as tools, in order to perpetuate their own political supremacy.

Have the fears of the South been realized? Yes