What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? Great Auction Sale of Slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d & 3d, 1859

"What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation?" by Q. K. Philander Doesticks, is a look into the lives of enslaved people during a large slave auction in Savannah, Georgia. The book, written in the early 1860s, paints a grim picture of the auction held in March 1859, showing both the emotional and physical pain the enslaved people went through. It shines a light on the cruel practices of slavery, especially how families and communities were torn apart with no thought to their feelings. The story shows the awful conditions the slaves lived in before the auction, their hopes to stay together as families, and the cold reality of being examined and sold off. Readers get a close look at the pain of families being separated, the quiet misery of those waiting to be sold, and the often nasty behavior of the buyers, which gives the reader just a glimpse of the inherent humanity and respect that was taken from the enslaved people.