The “weeping time” of slavery took place on March 3, 1859. It was a period when the largest sale of African-Americans were auctioned off at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia. The reason why this particular sale was noted as being the “weeping time” is because during the two-day auction, it rained continuously. It is told that on the days of the auction it looked as if the heavens above were crying the tears of the heartbroken and frighten enslaved men, women and children. Although, husbands, wives, and parents of young children were kept together; sisters, brothers, and other blood kin were sold. There were 436 slaves sold during the two-day "weeping time" auction.
Slave-owners, Pierce Butler and his brother, inherited their Georgia plantation,
Slave-owners, Pierce Butler and his brother, inherited their Georgia plantation,