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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Citadel Barracks

The checkerboard barracks at the Citadel were made famous in Pat Conroy’s book, The Lords of Discipline. While I wouldn’t want to be marching for punishment, they are pretty cool to look at.

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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