The central notion of the book is the slave pen; a sort of jail modified for the peculiar needs of the trade and located in downtown New Orleans. Outside the pen, slaves were publicly displayed, dressed in blue suits and calico dresses in the hopes of attracting buyers. Within its confines, slavery was privately negotiated and, according to Johnson, not merel

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Approximate Word count = 471
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)