Examine the woodcut of a slave sale that was published in The Child's Anti-Slavery Book in 1860.How do historians know that this is an image of the domestic slave trade?

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The woodcut shows slaves being sold and separated, with sorrowful expressions on their faces. The white people in the image appear angry and unsympathetic. This is consistent with the domestic slave trade, where slaves were sold and transferred between plantations or to urban areas for labor.

Examine the Woodcut of a Slave Sale That Was Published