What the Ledgers Did Not Record

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The ledgers in the study of the Thibodeaux plantation house are bound in leather and filled with copperplate script. They record the purchase and sale of sixty-seven human beings over a period of forty-three years, from 1823 to 1866. Each entry includes a name, a price, and sometimes a notation about the person's age, skills, or physical condition. The ledgers are meticulous. They are complete....

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