A Black man shows off a Black woman on an auction block. Maybe he works for traders—or is trying to be sold with his wife? A Black woman speaks with a white buyer. Could she be trying to negotiate her own sale in hopes to be kept with a loved one? Mothers comfort children they may never see again. This is what hurts the most. Cranston LeFevre did not create his 1860s painting abstractly. Think of the people you love most. Put yourself here. | Black History Maven