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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Four Post Alley

Four Post Alley was the more casual name for Gadsden’s Alley, which once connected Broad Street to Elliott Street. It was closed by the city in 1919. The handwritten sign can be seen along Elliott Street.

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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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