Document B: Mingo White’s Narrative (Sourcing) When was this interview conducted? How might this affect the reliability of this source?
(Contextualization) According to Mingo White, “there were a lot of slave speculators in Chester to buy some slaves for some folks in Alabama.” What was happening in the economy of the Deep South at that time (1840-1852)? How might this historical context help to explain why there were so many slave traders in Chester?
How does this narrative provide evidence of the human impact of the domestic slave trade?