Document G-Slave Auction (1655)

Context: American illustrator Howard Pyle illustrated many historical and adventure stories for different periodicals. He created this image of a slave auction in New Amsterdam (later to be renamed New York). Although this image shows a scene from 1655, the image was drawn in 1895. Source: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode1/topic3/e1_t3_s2-ls.html

Guiding Questions1. What is happening in the picture?2. How do you think the African felt? Why?