> This building, as well as much of Atlanta was destroyed not long after this image was taken when the burning of Atlanta became the starting point of Sherman’s march to the sea.
writerMST
Out of business as there is an afroamerican union soldier seated there. I suppose.
outlandish93
It’s late at night, you’re scrolling through reddit. Several funny posts in a row and you’re smiling. Then you see this and the smile freezes on your face and slowly fades as you remember that humans are garbage.
terdferguson74
The Five Points Marta station in Atlanta is essentially at the same level and the same location as this picture
cynikalAhole99
it still is incomprehensible to me how another human could see and be seen and treated as like cattle..simply for skin color/ethnicity..smh.
KamikazeKricket
I’m assuming this is after Sherman captured the city.
Edit: Must be, didn’t notice the man was in a uniform.
sam-mulder
It’s wild to actually see it like this. You hear about it, learn about it in school, but seeing a photo like this . . . It breaks my heart.
Handiclown
Did anyone else notice the antique lamps between the windows on the upper level are painted on?
todd282
Anyone know what happened to these buildings after the Civil War?
kisses_joy
Here is a larger colorized version and a lot more details https://civilwartalk.com/threads/negro-slave-auction-atlanta.77191/
> This building, as well as much of Atlanta was destroyed not long after this image was taken when the burning of Atlanta became the starting point of Sherman’s march to the sea.
writerMST
Out of business as there is an afroamerican union soldier seated there. I suppose.
outlandish93
It’s late at night, you’re scrolling through reddit. Several funny posts in a row and you’re smiling. Then you see this and the smile freezes on your face and slowly fades as you remember that humans are garbage.
terdferguson74
The Five Points Marta station in Atlanta is essentially at the same level and the same location as this picture