Old Slave Mart

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by Brian Stansberry

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The Old Slave Mart in Charleston, South Carolina, is a historic site that once served as an auction gallery where enslaved African Americans were bought and sold. Located at 6 Chalmers Street, it is one of the few remaining structures associated with the city's antebellum slave trade. Built in 1859, it operated until 1863 when the Confederate government banned public slave auctions. Today, the Old Slave Mart has been converted into a museum that educates visitors about the grim history of slavery and the lives of those who were enslaved.

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