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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Fall colors in Charleston, SC are still found in the flowering blooms of the trees and plants. Here the steeple of St. Michael's Church peeks up behind a Crepe Myrtle tree.

Charleston in the Fall

Fall colors in Charleston are still found in the flowering blooms of the trees and plants. Here the steeple of St. Michael’s Church peeks up behind a Crepe Myrtle tree.

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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