How many different Mississippi towns were involved in the slave trade, and what are some reasons that the slave market grew with the textile industry of Great Britain?

Why did a law passed in 1807 that banned the importation of slaves have little impact on the slave industry, and please explain how the location of Natchez made it the ideal slave trading town?



How early in its history did the city of Natchez develop slave markets, and how are those markets found today?



Please explain how John Armfield and Isaac Franklin became some of the most successful slave traders in the American South?



What is a coffle, and please describe the journey that slaves would make from Virginia into the Deep South?



What was a slave brig, and how was it used to transport slaves?



Please explain and describe how both Joseph Holt Ingraham, and William Johnson talked about the slave market in Natchez Mississippi?