Savannah is the home to the largest sale of enslaved men, women and children of African descent in American history, which occurred on March 2-3, 1859. To satisfy a gambling debt, slaveowner Pierce M. Butler then had 436 men, women and children transported in chains to Savannah from both the Hampton Plantation, in St. Simons Island, GA, and the Butler … Continue reading "The Weeping Time: Largest Slave Auction In American History Goes Virtual & Viral"