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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Ashley Beauty

This elegant house on Ashley Avenue has a storied past, including being the home of Andrew Magrath — the last governor of South Carolina under the Confederate States of America. Magrath was imprisoned with two other southern governors for his role as a leader of the Confederacy. Here’s an interesting video about the house.

Ask a Local

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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