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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Night time at the City Market. During the day, the buildings are full of action -- vendors, visitors and shoppers. The entire complex of buildings is on the National Register of Historic Places.  At the head is the beautiful Market Hall,  followed by a series of "sheds" -- one of which is shown here.

Market Shed

Night time at the City Market. During the day, the buildings are full of action — vendors, visitors and shoppers. The entire complex of buildings is on the National Register of Historic Places.  At the head is the beautiful Market Hall,  followed by a series of “sheds” — one of which is shown here.

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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