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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A beautiful view up Meeting Street in Charleston, SC contains one of the few houses with a portico and the St. Michael's church steeple.

Meeting Street

A beautiful view up Meeting Street contains one of the few houses with a portico and the St. Michael’s church steeple. One the house’s porch railing is a banner objecting to the cruise ship terminal being at the foot of historic Market Street.

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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