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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

While Charleston, SC is known as a city with a very low skyline (in keeping with its colonial roots and showcasing its church steeples), there are a few exceptions. This is the People's Building on Broad Street, glowing in the very early morning sun.

Charleston Skyscraper

While Charleston is known as a city with a very low skyline (in keeping with its colonial roots and showcasing its church steeples), there are a few exceptions. This is the People’s Building on Broad Street, glowing in the very early morning sun.

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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