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netties trip south
in a letter to her friend nettie remembers her trip to the pre civil war south . she remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head . but she also remembers tabitha the slave at the hotel who has only that one name and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds . most of all though she remembers the slave auction where people were bought and sold like sacks of flour . nettie cant forget these images and she cant help but wonder what life would be like if she were a slave ... br based on the diary of the authors great grandmother this is a poignant and compelling look at slavery through the eyes of a young girl . once read it is not soon forgotten .
a ten year old northern girl encounters the ugly realities of slavery when she visits richmond virginia and sees a slave auction .