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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A Wall with a View

This little guy is perched on the wall at 83 Tradd Street — a house built in 1849 for Christopher Columbus Trumbo.

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What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.” That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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