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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Charleston, SC is known as one of the most colorful cities in the world. It's not hard to see why.

Pastel Charleston

Charleston is known as one of the most colorful cities in the world. It’s not hard to see why. This corner of Tradd and East Bay Streets was at one of the corners of the original walled city, and the remains of the original wall are under the ground just across the street.

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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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