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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A lush, color coordinated, scene along the Low Battery. Legend has it that during the Civil War oleander, the flowering plants shown here, was used to brew poisonous tea which was then served to Union soldiers -- and drinking it could be fatal.

Oleander

A lush, color coordinated, scene along the Low Battery. Legend has it that during the Civil War oleander, the flowering plants shown here, was used to brew poisonous tea which was then served to Union soldiers — and drinking it could be fatal.

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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