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Auctioned, Sophia K. Reid
Auctioned, Sophia K. Reid
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This poem, Auctioned, is about slaves who were severely punished simply because of their skin tone. The setting of the poem is in the early 1800s. This poem vividly describes the hanging, whipping, and shooting of slaves.