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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

Pointillist Charleston

Being on the walkway in the back of Joe Riley, Jr. Waterfront Park is is a bit like being in a pointillist painting, or somewhere in France. Waterfront Park, one of the jewels of Charleston, is named after the long time mayor of Charleston (he served 10 terms — 40 years!) who conceived of the park and fought until it became a reality.

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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