Project Gutenberg 2022-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 163 Kramer, John Theophilus 10033443 The slave-auction $aUnited States :$bRobert F. Wallcut,$c1859. David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Slave-Auction" by John Theophilus Kramer is a powerful historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book offers a poignant critique of slavery in the United States, particularly focusing on the brutality and dehumanization involved in the slave auction process. It draws on the author’s personal observations during his years in slave states, challenging the morality and ethics of a society that professed to uphold Christian values while condoning such barbaric practices. In this harrowing narrative, Kramer vividly describes a slave auction where families are torn apart and individuals are sold like livestock. The auctioneer’s chilling proclamations and the despair of the enslaved people serve as a backdrop to a broader moral and societal indictment. Through detailed character sketches of the enslaved individuals and the buyers, the book portrays the anguish of separation, the pain of loss, and the inherent contradictions in a society that claims to value liberty and righteousness while perpetuating such an inhumane institution. At its core, the book forces readers to confront the stark reality of slavery and the hypocrisy of those who justified it under the guise of religion and civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220422192233kramer 1859 US Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Slave trade -- United States E300 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 102346 2025-07-27T07:26:02.064409 text/html 78374 2024-10-18T23:17:30 text/html 234708 2025-07-27T07:26:05.252426 application/epub+zip 233209 2025-07-27T07:26:03.068415 application/epub+zip 129135 2025-07-27T07:26:02.472415 application/epub+zip 364882 2025-07-27T07:26:07.018391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318052 2025-07-27T07:26:04.942387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393329 2022-09-30T20:09:37.537609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87888 2025-07-27T07:26:01.881428 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67958 2024-10-18T23:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16228 2025-07-27T07:26:07.153373 application/rdf+xml 8908 2025-07-27T07:26:02.661419 image/jpeg 1344 2025-07-27T07:26:02.567412 image/jpeg 210535 2025-07-27T07:26:02.078429 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog