"Negro Man for Sale" in Tuscumbia

Title

Subject

Enslaved people

Description

This is a newspaper ad for the sale of a man, aged 30 or 35, by John Pollock & Co. of Tuscumbia. The ad stressed that he was to be sold "low for cash, and it is no joke--when they say low, for he is offered really low."

Creator

Pollock, John & co.

Source

The North Alabamian

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Date

1846-02-05

Contributor

Brian Murphy

Rights

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Format

PNG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

negroman.png

Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

Enslaved People

Citation

Pollock, John & co., “"Negro Man for Sale" in Tuscumbia,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 20, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/915.