![]() Other humans are sold, including Eliza’s son, Randall. One man is interested in “Platt,” but the price is too high. ![]() Next he details the preparations Freeman requires to get “his property ready for the sales-room.” Part of that includes making slaves dance for prospective customers, and in that effort Solomon’s ability to play the violin sets him apart.īuyers come with frequency to Freeman’s sales floor over the next days. He describes the white man’s morning routine as being “out among his animals” early, and quick to kick or whip young and old alike. Northup opens Chapter VI with a deriding, sarcastic description of New Orleans slave pen–keeper Theophilus Freeman. ![]()
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