▁slaves , ▁and ▁keeping ▁them ▁in ▁" good " ▁condition . ▁The ▁slaves ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁horse ▁bar n ▁st alls . ▁All ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁st all . ▁In ▁the ▁st alls ▁they ▁had ▁nothing ▁but ▁the ▁hard wood ▁flo ors ▁to ▁sit ▁and ▁eat ▁on . ▁The ▁slaves ▁were ▁given ▁small ▁port ions ▁of ▁rice ▁and ▁be ans , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁cor nb read , ▁to ▁eat ▁over ▁the ▁two ▁days . ▁Sk in ▁color ▁often ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁price ▁a ▁slave ▁would ▁sell ▁for . ▁In ▁this ▁sale ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁factor , ▁since ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁slaves ▁were ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁their ▁African ▁ancest ors . ▁The ▁slaves ▁were ▁sk illed ▁in ▁their ▁craft s , ▁e . g . ▁sh oe ▁making , ▁co oper age , ▁black sm ith ing , ▁car p entry . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁slaves ▁had ▁been ▁taught ▁to ▁use ▁mach in ery . ▁The ▁sk illed ▁slaves ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁more , ▁and ▁were ▁sought ▁by ▁the ▁buy ers ▁during ▁the ▁au ction . ▁ ▁The ▁slaves ▁▁ ▁The ▁slaves ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁Sav ann ah ▁by ▁steam bo at ▁and ▁train , ▁and ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁st ables ▁at ▁the ▁race course . ▁They ▁h ud d led ▁together ▁e ating ▁and ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁floor . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 6 ▁through ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁slaves ▁were ▁ins pected ▁by ▁pros pective ▁buy ers